Connersville Cop And Wife Face Charges In Victimless "Crime"

[mrjarrell]

Act like a good Samaritan and you get slapped by the powers that be. In this case it's the DNR. I hope Officer Counceller and his wife get a good, sane jury who will tell the DNR to go straight to hell. They did the right thing. Here's also hoping that the good officer will apply his view to victimless crimes in his future dealings with citizens.

Connersville police officer and his wife face charges - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

 

[cobber]

The DNR's actions don't surprise me at all. It's the same bizarre liberal elitist position you would see in the EPA.

Your typical Conservation Officer, on the other hand, usually has far more sense than to pull this kind of stuff.

 

[mrjarrell]

The DNR's actions don't surprise me at all. It's the same bizarre liberal elitist position you would see in the EPA.

Your typical Conservation Officer, on the other hand, usually has far more sense than to pull this kind of stuff.

Usually. In this case the CO actually recommended they get a special permit and that really brought them to the attention of the bureaucracy. If they hadn't done that, on his recommendation, they'd likely have escaped notice completely. Lesson learned? Never alert the bureaucracy to your actions. It can't work out in your favour.

 

[poptab]

How dare they mess with the kings deer. I am outraged. They should know better.

 

[42769vette]

You would think there are bigger probelms they should be working on

 

[Quad]

Just goes to show you what a sad state of affairs this world is in now.

 

[88GT]

You would think there are bigger probelms they should be working on

The DNR? Hardly. It is one of the most bloated government agencies in existence.

 

[johnny45]

I wonder if a fawn would be venison's equivalent of veal.

 

[indytiger]

How dare they mess with the kings deer. I am outraged. They should know better.

I agree, burn them at the stake.





Let's hope the prosecutor will tell the DNR to take a hike.

 

[ryanbr]

Just wow! this is so freaking stupid! I hope there is a Lawyer that donates his time to help this couple. Absolutley ridiculous!

 

[mbills2223]

Ah yes, so proud of my hometown DNR officers.

The community has started a Facebook page in support of the officer here: https://www.facebook.com/connersvillecharges?fref=ts

There is a petition here:
http://www.change.org/petitions/bri...inst-connersville-police-officer-and-his-wife

The courtroom is expected to be full in support of the couple. The officer is a great guy, exactly what a law enforcement officer should be.

 

[cobber]

Usually. In this case the CO actually recommended they get a special permit and that really brought them to the attention of the bureaucracy. If they hadn't done that, on his recommendation, they'd likely have escaped notice completely. Lesson learned? Never alert the bureaucracy to your actions. It can't work out in your favour.

The stupidity tends to concentrate in the IGCS on W. Washington St.

 

[cobber]

You would think there are bigger probelms they should be working on

The DNR? Like un-permitted sea walls on a freshwater lake somewhere?

Let's hope the prosecutor will tell the DNR to take a hike.

Apparently THAT isn't going to happen...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I would hope a jury trial has been set.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

No good deed goes unpunished.

I'm sure there is was a legitimate reason these sorts of laws were written, but hol-e-cow this cannot be one of them.

 

[ilikeguns]

Maybe they are taking it a little far with a jury trial and all but it is a well known rule that you cannot possess wildlife without a permit. There is good reason for it too. A law broken with good intentions is still a law broken. In this case it

is not even a stupid law. That being said,a fine should have been sufficient. no need for all this wasted money and publicity.

 

[InfraRed]

Wow... I lost brain cells reading that. I am 100% behind these folks. Iwould have done the same thing. I can't believe we use our public monetaryresources for this crap. So what exactly constitutes “too long around humans?” Isthere a spec on this?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Maybe they are taking it a little far with a jury trial and all but it is a well known rule that you cannot possess wildlife without a permit. There is good reason for it too. A law broken with good intentions is still a law broken. In this case it

is not even a stupid law. That being said,a fine should have been sufficient. no need for all this wasted money and publicity.

Provided the information in the article is a truthful accounting of what actually happened, I would vote 'not-guilty' if I were on that jury.

 

[Dragon]

I'm just waiting for someone to jump in this thread and say "That's what they get for breaking the law!".

 

[Classic]

Maybe they are taking it a little far with a jury trial and all but it is a well known rule that you cannot possess wildlife without a permit. There is good reason for it too. A law broken with good intentions is still a law broken. In this case it

is not even a stupid law. That being said,a fine should have been sufficient. no need for all this wasted money and publicity.

There is simply no "good reason" for the system doing this to these people. I think DNR should lose something like 10% of their annual funding for doing such a boneheaded thing. Typical bureaucratic response to someone trying to set a situation right.