Burm Fanatic from Ohio...with a problem

Danimal · 05-20-13, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by StudentoReptile

But here's the thing...are the people who really NEED to follow these laws actually going to? Kinda like gun laws....Everyone has seen the memes and whatnot: Since when do criminal abide by laws?

I would be very careful with this line of thinking, I'm not saying you're wrong but I would let folks draw their own conclusions. I would take a hard look at my priorities before choosing to keep an animal that could possible affect my family directly or indirectly. If it is that important to you I would move and keep it on the up and up. You can assume that there are, I'm sure, people that will try to skate and get by but you have no way of knowing that you aren't the one that is going to get caught and possible made an example of.

StudentoReptile · 05-20-13, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Danimal

I would be very careful with this line of thinking, I'm not saying you're wrong but I would let folks draw their own conclusions. I would take a hard look at my priorities before choosing to keep an animal that could possible affect my family directly or indirectly. If it is that important to you I would move and keep it on the up and up. You can assume that there are, I'm sure, people that will try to skate and get by but you have no way of knowing that you aren't the one that is going to get caught and possible made an example of.

I think you misunderstood me. I was not trying to advocate people breaking the law. I was merely trying to emphasize the ineffectiveness of such laws. The majority demographic (mostly responsible keepers) have to play by the rules and comply, while the people who the law was really written for, will likely continue to break it.

Its not just about reptiles, or guns, its everything. Traffic violations, domestic crime, fraud, etc...

**Aaron_S** · 05-20-13, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by StudentoReptile

I think you misunderstood me. I was not trying to advocate people breaking the law. I was merely trying to emphasize the ineffectiveness of such laws. The majority demographic (mostly responsible keepers) have to play by the rules and comply, while the people who the law was really written for, will likely continue to break it.

Its not just about reptiles, or guns, its everything. Traffic violations, domestic crime, fraud, etc...

Speaking about reptiles and not the rest of society I think as a community (which we just like to call ourselves) need to NOT back those kind of people when they get in trouble. We shouldn't rally behind idiots who keep certain herps because they are "one of us". We should throw them under the bus and make an example that the rest of us are not like them.

I make this point because someone brought up that we need to all stick together when it was discussed on another forum about the guy who was bit like 11 times by rattlers or something.

She had said we all need to rally behind him to keep his reptiles or whatever and that he's one of us. Him, and others who act like that, are NOT a part of the reptile community because they ONLY care about themselves and not the harm to everybody's hobby.

StudentoReptile · 05-21-13, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Speaking about reptiles and not the rest of society I think as a community (which we just like to call ourselves) need to NOT back those kind of people when they get in trouble. We shouldn't rally behind idiots who keep certain herps because they are "one of us". We should throw them under the bus and make an example that the rest of us are not like them.

I make this point because someone brought up that we need to all stick together when it was discussed on another forum about the guy who was bit like 11 times by rattlers or something.

She had said we all need to rally behind him to keep his reptiles or whatever and that he's one of us. Him, and others who act like that, are NOT a part of the reptile community because they ONLY care about themselves and not the harm to everybody's hobby.

I actually agree with this.

SnakeyJay · 05-21-13, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Speaking about reptiles and not the rest of society I think as a community (which we just like to call ourselves) need to NOT back those kind of people when they get in trouble. We shouldn't rally behind idiots who keep certain herps because they are "one of us". We should throw them under the bus and make an example that the rest of us are not like them.

I make this point because someone brought up that we need to all stick together when it was discussed on another forum about the guy who was bit like 11 times by rattlers or something.

She had said we all need to rally behind him to keep his reptiles or whatever and that he's one of us. Him, and others who act like that, are NOT a part of the reptile community because they ONLY care about themselves and not the harm to everybody's hobby.

I couldn't have said it better, that's spot on!!