>From: Joe <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: CA: Los Angeles Times article >The following article appeared in yesterday's LA Times, page 3 of section >A: http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20000221/t000016845.html >The article is focused on Pat Wright, serving jail time on charges related >to possession of a ferret, ... and that he allegedly wielded a knife at officers. I am not trying to incite any anger or hostility here but as much as I support ferret legalization in CA, I cannot/will not support the measures that Pat Wright allegedly took. I, personally, do NOT want to be viewed as a fanatic ferret owner that will take up arms in the face of being caught breaking the law. IMHO, there is no excuse for having a knife in hand in such a situation. Unfortunately, I think that his actions cast a bad light on other ferret owners... that we are as compulsive and foolhardy as the little furballs we love. What a shame. His demonstration was not constructive or conducive to the ferret community. When one willingly and knowingly breaks the law, what gives that person the right to grab a knife in their defense (or that of their animals)? Renee [Posted in FML issue 2970]