Ridiculous Law Enforcement

I generally find myself of the side of the law, and sometimes even on the side of the government, but sometimes when it comes to law enforcement, common sense takes a vacation.

This is a video of a Fox News report about some stuffed animals removed from a California bar. Employees of the bar stated that the animals involved had both been on the wall at the bar for possibly fifty years.

It seems as if the animals involved are illegal to own in California whether they are dead or alive. The obvious questions is, “Were they dead before the law was passed, and if so, does the law still apply?” From what I could find out, the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973. If these animals have been on the wall for 50 years, then they have been there since 1962. I can’t see how the law could be stretched to apply to them as they were there before the law.

Anyway, watch the video and ask yourself, “Are the stuffed animals in the bar the biggest problem California has right now?”

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