Feed free or die!
(response to letter printed in Laconia Citizen)
Ms. Cote in her letter of the 15th was bemoaning the possibility of paying $1000 fines for leaving her bird feeder up all summer. She feels that her rights are being trampled. Her letter reminded me of another letter complaining about the possibility of having to wear a helmet whilst riding a motorcycle. That person too felt their rights were being trampled. Well, if you’re willing to pay the bill, you can keep your ‘rights’ in tact. Here’s what I mean:
If a bear comes into the neighborhood to eat out of your bird feeder, and destroys something (of yours or your neighbors), or gets into your garbage, or kills a pet, or gets into someone’s home, or (god forbid) attacks somebody, please don’t call the forestry service or the police. And if you do, expect to receive a bill for their services. You exercised your ‘right’ to leave that feeder up. If you would like someone to take care of the bear problem YOU can pay to have it removed. It will also be YOUR responsibility to recompense for any damage done to your neighbor’s property. Same thing goes for the guy without the helmet. If you get into an accident, and your not wearing a helmet, your insurance company should cut you off, you should have to pay for your ambulance ride, for the police, for the services of the emergency response team, your hospital stay, your emergency room visit, etc.
I know it seems odd, but sometimes laws are enacted (or should be) for the benefit of the public as a whole. Not to persecute backyard ornithologists, or irresponsible motorcyclists.
PS: …and I don’t wanna hear any of you giving me that whole ‘Live Free Or Die’ song and dance that some folks like to trot out whenever they find it useful or convenient…I’m sure that motto was adopted by the governing body of NH and may even be mentioned as such in our state constitution. So unless you’re willing to dissolve the state government and the constitution that it upholds (all in the name of a motto that was selected and adopted by the same governing body) please give it a rest. What’s more, the motto was ‘coined’ by Major General John Stark (Revolutionary War) in a note sent to a reunion of his command that he was unable to attend. Those words are: “Live Free Or Die – Death is not the worst of evils.” He spoke those words, I’m assuming, in reference to the War of Independence and his belief that death was preferable to living under a ‘tyrannical’ rule. Fast forward to the present, I’m pretty sure that having to wear protective headgear and the inability to feed birds in the summer time doesn’t fall under the heading of ‘tyrannical rule’ do you?
Ms. Cote in her letter of the 15th was bemoaning the possibility of paying $1000 fines for leaving her bird feeder up all summer. She feels that her rights are being trampled. Her letter reminded me of another letter complaining about the possibility of having to wear a helmet whilst riding a motorcycle. That person too felt their rights were being trampled. Well, if you’re willing to pay the bill, you can keep your ‘rights’ in tact. Here’s what I mean:
If a bear comes into the neighborhood to eat out of your bird feeder, and destroys something (of yours or your neighbors), or gets into your garbage, or kills a pet, or gets into someone’s home, or (god forbid) attacks somebody, please don’t call the forestry service or the police. And if you do, expect to receive a bill for their services. You exercised your ‘right’ to leave that feeder up. If you would like someone to take care of the bear problem YOU can pay to have it removed. It will also be YOUR responsibility to recompense for any damage done to your neighbor’s property. Same thing goes for the guy without the helmet. If you get into an accident, and your not wearing a helmet, your insurance company should cut you off, you should have to pay for your ambulance ride, for the police, for the services of the emergency response team, your hospital stay, your emergency room visit, etc.
I know it seems odd, but sometimes laws are enacted (or should be) for the benefit of the public as a whole. Not to persecute backyard ornithologists, or irresponsible motorcyclists.
PS: …and I don’t wanna hear any of you giving me that whole ‘Live Free Or Die’ song and dance that some folks like to trot out whenever they find it useful or convenient…I’m sure that motto was adopted by the governing body of NH and may even be mentioned as such in our state constitution. So unless you’re willing to dissolve the state government and the constitution that it upholds (all in the name of a motto that was selected and adopted by the same governing body) please give it a rest. What’s more, the motto was ‘coined’ by Major General John Stark (Revolutionary War) in a note sent to a reunion of his command that he was unable to attend. Those words are: “Live Free Or Die – Death is not the worst of evils.” He spoke those words, I’m assuming, in reference to the War of Independence and his belief that death was preferable to living under a ‘tyrannical’ rule. Fast forward to the present, I’m pretty sure that having to wear protective headgear and the inability to feed birds in the summer time doesn’t fall under the heading of ‘tyrannical rule’ do you?
posted by M.C. Steve | 1:48 PM
1 Comments:
What a nimrod...get a real issue.. if we did not infring on the bear's territory or feed them we would not have this problem. lady needs to join a bird watching club.
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