TORTOISE TERRORISM

Sarasota Herald Tribune, today, there was an article about a man who owns property and planned to build a 2.5 million dollar home on it. The State Attorney's office in Ft. Myers charged the owner with killing protected reptiles (Gopher Tortoises) and if he were convicted he could have served 60 years in PRISON. Fortunately there was a mistrial. Folks, this is a type of environmental terrorism. No not the land owner but the state against its citizens. Your government has taken your rights away in the name of some endangered turtle. And you take this lying down?

Doctor Hassan, the man who is accused of killing a dozen people at Fort Hood Texas deserves 60 years in prison. The guy that Shot John Lennon or that guy Charles Manson, sure, but a turtle killer? This is ridiculous. Sure we should protect our endangered species and a heavy fine, maybe even a VERY heavy fine for killing turtles is reasonable. But to have granted the State the right to imprison a man for killing a turtle is an abomination. When did turtles rise to the level of human life? and imprisoning a man for 60 years is taking away his life. Is this the country we fought the Revolutionary War to create? The environmental whacko Birkenstock crowd has finally taken over and their insanity is now codified in the black letter law of our state. Abortion, no problem. Roman Polanski an unsung hero. Kill a turtle or pet a dolphin? You're goin' up the river for a loooooong time, Buddy.