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hamsterjill

(15,214 posts)
21. Exactly!
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 05:39 PM
Feb 2013

And isn't that, initially at least, how laws are changed through the court system?

Someone is charged and then fights and wins, thereby changing the laws through the courts.

The prosecutors must not think they have a chance of winning since they now want the case dropped. If the public outcry over this case has caused the prosecutors to rethink their case, then I am happy that the story gained national...no, it actually was GLOBAL coverage!



Good heavens - let the deer live. If it's killed by a predator, at least it was given a chance, rather than being dragged off somewhere in a trailer and euthanized.

Just because someone else may have been charged is no excuse. former9thward Feb 2013 #1
Re-Read My Post. I Said they did the right thing saving it. Not "let it die in agony." dballance Feb 2013 #7
Yes, I missed that but the state said they were going to kill the deer. former9thward Feb 2013 #11
It only had too much human contact because the humans kept it. LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #29
Well as a Matter of Fact, It Actually Is. If You Believe in the Equal Application of Justice dballance Feb 2013 #13
As I said -- who else has been charged with this crime??? former9thward Feb 2013 #16
I didn't realize they kept it in a pen. That does change my view of the situation. Slightly. randome Feb 2013 #2
Deer are supposed to die in the wild. bluedigger Feb 2013 #10
Sounds like you haven't really read about the case... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #3
Then enlighten me with links to the stories that detail their qualifications /eom dballance Feb 2013 #4
Plenty of stories about this posted here the past day or two... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #6
I Haven't Seen a Single Story Linked To That Said These People dballance Feb 2013 #8
why do you hate baby deer? Enrique Feb 2013 #5
And the punishment should fit the "crime". bluedigger Feb 2013 #9
Wildlife rehabbers exist to transition wildlife back into their habitat. Doremus Feb 2013 #12
Another thing to consider auburngrad82 Feb 2013 #14
what bugs me is it is a cop saying obey what laws you wish CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #15
Ok, how 'bout "Because it's a stupid law" ?? Myrina Feb 2013 #17
Exactly! hamsterjill Feb 2013 #21
No That's Not How Laws are Changed. dballance Feb 2013 #23
They use case law in their arguments. hamsterjill Feb 2013 #30
How About NO. You Don't Get to Decide Which Laws are Stupid So They Should be Broken. dballance Feb 2013 #22
Raising a wild animal doesn't domesticate it; it is just a captive wild animal FarCenter Feb 2013 #18
Thanks for Nit-Picking. However, according to Webster's dballance Feb 2013 #24
If it couldn't be released into the wild KamaAina Feb 2013 #19
I Think That Would Have Been a Great Solution to the Problem /eom dballance Feb 2013 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill Feb 2013 #20
So, there weren't enough threads already about this subject? Sigh.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #26
You are perfectly free to use the ignore button and to not waste your time reading the thread dballance Feb 2013 #27
Like I stated, just another thread on the same subject.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #28
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