Interesting Legal Ruling

[jerrybob]

This is an interesting legal ruling......seems to me he knew about the poaching but didn't want to talk about it?

http://news.yahoo.com/man-successfully-argues-fifth-deer-killing-case-100210808.html

 

[MoKelly]

Well, on one hand good for him to go that far to protect his rights under the constitution. But, it seems pretty clear to me he was part of the poaching. That is not good.

MoKelly

 

[boomer1025]

Well, on one hand good for him to go that far to protect his rights under the constitution. But, it seems pretty clear to me he was part of the poaching. That is not good.

MoKelly

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Were they poaching or shooting them for crop damage.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

This is an interesting legal ruling......seems to me he knew about the poaching but didn't want to talk about it?

http://news.yahoo.com/man-successfully-argues-fifth-deer-killing-case-100210808.html

It is interesting, but the outcome is reasonably predictable, based on the facts given. I'm surprised he didn't sue the game warden and the state for violation of his civil rights.

 

[dave1949]

It's important that the right to not incriminate oneself is protected I suppose even if poachers go unpunished.

I would think there are other ways, such as a dead deer is probable cause to investigate--including ballistic tests of all weapons that could reasonably be involved.

 

[Dr_Zinj]

If they're damaging his crops, it's not poaching to kill them.

 

[Tollster]

Pa has a rule if you have so many acres and farm for a living, you are permitted to take so many deer any time of the year.
I think what made this one a little different is he was not at the kill site and family members had harvested the deer. This raised doubt on the warden, who then pushed the issue further.

I believe there is more to the story, and the owner may have been covering for the family members. But that's my opinion.

If that was the case, the family member would have been fined, but the father said he was there, which in turn, likely upset the warden.