Yet another Aro smuggler Busted!
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CrAzYNeSs;4051506; said:
Stop whining, there's a lot of benefits to living here that far outweigh not being able to have a stupid fish.
It's an oxymoron law to make asian arrowana illegal to import in the first place. These fish can be farm bred at a large and commerical scale has made them un-endangered over twenty years ago. And not to mention the level of breeding and caring aspects for these expensive fish, makes them almost impossible to be extinct. Almost every household in asia with big fish tanks has at least one asian arrowana. At this rate why isn't this fish extinct already?
That being said, the only thing the law itself is doing is prevent superstition. Thus translate into a racist law. The law is to curb the superstition of this fish that it will bring fortunte and good luck and what not, which cause a demand for the fish by the superstitioners, mainly the asian people. So in a nut shell, it is to direct at asian people from owning such fish for supersitious purposes.
That being said, the only thing the law itself is doing is prevent superstition. Thus translate into a racist law. The law is to curb the superstition of this fish that it will bring fortunte and good luck and what not, which cause a demand for the fish by the superstitioners, mainly the asian people. So in a nut shell, it is to direct at asian people from owning such fish for supersitious purposes.
Madding;4040221; said:
stop signs are "there for a reason" too, but don't tell me you never ran one!! you can't agree with every law. after all, lots of laws are passed based on politics, not objective reasoning.
even though you are right about him knowing the risk, why are you glad "justice is served"?
these fish will likely be killed now, is that justice?
if he wasn't caught, they would go to happy healthy homes and probably have a chance to breed (i assume this because anyone buying a fish with that price tag is probably going to care for it well).
i think it's stupid for anything to be outright banned. if you can prove yourself a responsible owner, you should be able to keep them.
captive breeding takes pressure off of wild stock and a reasonable permit application will ensure the animals go to responsible owners.
Gshock;4051327; said:
america was founded by complainers, complainers complaining about their government! complaining is how things get improved upon. this is the beauty of our democratic republic; if we don't like it, we can change it. that's why we choose to live here.
I agree on all points but one. Most of the fish will probably not breed, as there is little known about breeding this fish. But we can only learn from experience!ScatMan;4051682; said:stop signs are "there for a reason" too, but don't tell me you never ran one!! you can't agree with every law. after all, lots of laws are passed based on politics, not objective reasoning.
even though you are right about him knowing the risk, why are you glad "justice is served"?
these fish will likely be killed now, is that justice?
if he wasn't caught, they would go to happy healthy homes and probably have a chance to breed (i assume this because anyone buying a fish with that price tag is probably going to care for it well).
i think it's stupid for anything to be outright banned. if you can prove yourself a responsible owner, you should be able to keep them.
captive breeding takes pressure off of wild stock and a reasonable permit application will ensure the animals go to responsible owners.
america was founded by complainers, complainers complaining about their government! complaining is how things get improved upon. this is the beauty of our democratic republic; if we don't like it, we can change it. that's why we choose to live here.
I would normally agree with you. But it seams like we only have 536 people left in this country that can change anything for the better. 535 members of congress and the president. When was the last time they changed anything that made it better for the common person? I am having a hard time remembering at the moment. Yes, I vote. I vote for the people that I think will do the most good for the most people. Then they get into office and look out for number one.
I wish I had the connections to get elected to congress once. It would never be more than once because I would do the right thing not just look out for the people that can give me the most money to line my pocket and get me another term. *end rant*
Chaz88;4051851; said:I would normally agree with you. But it seams like we only have 536 people left in this country that can change anything for the better. 535 members of congress and the president. When was the last time they changed anything that made it better for the common person? I am having a hard time remembering at the moment. Yes, I vote. I vote for the people that I think will do the most good for the most people. Then they get into office and look out for number one.
I wish I had the connections to get elected to congress once. It would never be more than once because I would do the right thing not just look out for the people that can give me the most money to line my pocket and get me another term. *end rant*
the problem is these ass-holes think they're "doing the right thing"! not that they (or you) are wrong, but obviously everyone has a different opinion of what right is.
yeah, sadly we can't all run the country, but the best thing average joe can do is join a group that can lobby for your interests such as PIJAC or something (like how gun people join the NRA).
also, HAND WRITTEN letters to your senators do get noticed... to an extent.
