Tennessee Hunters Banned for Life in 44 States

[LiberalElite]

http://newsok.com/article/5478204

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Two La Vergne residents have been banned from hunting in Tennessee and 43 other states after they illegally killed as many as 40 deer, and then took photos and videos mocking the animals, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

Densibel Calzada, 23, and Eddy Albert, 21, received the harshest penalty ever issued by the TWRA.
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xposting in Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

[spanone]

1. they should be banned from civilization

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. They should be.

[Hortensis]

12. Likely they have not been part of civilization.

They're still adolescents, though. Achieving adult brain development should help -- slightly anyway.

[Logical]

2. Fines? Jail time? Nt

[Brickbat]

10. They each paid $1,000 in court costs and $5,000 in restitution, have to perform 100 hours of

community service and are on probation for 18 months. A repeat offense sends them to jail. They had no priors.

[Logical]

14. Thank you! Sound fair. nt

[Snobblevitch]

3. The headline is inaccurate and misleading.

Those two are not hunters, they are poachers.

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. +10,000!! As a hunter who only hunts for meat to help keep food on the table, and never

take more than I need, I hate getting lumped in with the poachers, and slobs who leave their trash in the woods.

Peace,

Ghost

[Brickbat]

9. Exactly.

[Art_from_Ark]

6. Idiots!

And I am being charitable here.

[Javaman]

7. but hey! they get to keep their guns!

[RantinRavin]

8. Nope

According to the full article the rifle and crossbow were confiscated.

[Javaman]

15. nice to know that justice can prevail once in a while. :) cheers! nt

[Eleanors38]

19. Arrest for violation of game laws amost always results in weapon confiscation. nt

[snooper2]

11. What are Vegan rights?

[annabanana]

13. Jeez.. There's fewer and fewer places

where one is permitted to be a complete flaming asshole

[bigwillq]

16. Fine by me.

Do the crime, pay the fine and do the time. Or be banned. All work for me.

[Eleanors38]

17. Hunters proactive on these poachers...

The blow holes are forbidden to hunt in 44 states due to an interstate compact which means an automatic ban almost nation-wide.

Enforcement of game laws depends on the majority of hunters who won't and don't put up with this crap; the compact is the result of an ethical approach to hunting shared by the vast majority of outsoors persons.

[KamaAina]

18. Everyone in the other six states better duck and cover!