Seems like there are a lot of illegally kept animals here...

[pythoncrazy]

There are far too many variables in this scenario to judge people you see posting online. That's my opinion, and the stance of BP.net, anyhow.

1. Sometimes people will put down the nearest large city so folks have a general idea of their location...rather than the specific smaller city/town/suburb that may have different laws entirely.

2. Some people are simply unaware that there may be local laws against owning what seems to be a perfectly harmless pet and may likely have even been sold to them by a pet store in the same city.

3. Some people may have been grandfathered into current local restrictions.

4. Some people may have all the proper permits in place.

...and I could go on.

Here at BP.net, we don't condone actively breaking the law or encouraging people to break laws by telling them how to do so. But we are NOT the police...we are not here to enforce laws. It is not our responsibility to be aware of every law governing every country, state, city, town, or HOA that our thousands of members might live in.

If we see someone on here telling people how they can sneak around the laws in NYC and buy ball pythons illegally, then we'll put a stop to that. But if we see someone who's profile happens to say NYC and they have a pet ball python....that is their business, and it's not our job to worry about it.

Nevermind about that, this one is the best

[adamjeffery]

Monetarily worthless? Weed is actually very valuable. There is a thriving market for buying and selling it.

Effectively worthless? Weed will definitely produce an effect. Its even legal in some states for medicinal purposes of which it has more than a few.

I am not sure on what other basis you could call weed worthless. If you are merely referring to the fact that its illegal for recreational use then why not just say that, although it would be stating the obvious.

worthless as a recreational drug...
tons of other uses if it was in fact legalized

[RyanT]

worthless as a recreational drug...

Yeah, I'm gonna have to go ahead and completely disagree with ya there.

[JLC]

ENOUGH.

This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY forum and the banter about recreational drugs needs to stop. The point of this thread was NOT to discuss the legalities of marijuana in the first place. Take that debate to QT, or better yet, skip it altogether.

[Egapal]

Thank you! This is by far the best post on this thread!

Thanks but of course we can all agree that Judy said it best. I simply posted impulsively before reading her post. Its a lesson I have to learn every now and again.

[jason_ladouceur]

Wait, I thought everything was illegal nowadays. Downloading music from the net is illegal too. Is everyone that downloads music shady? Just because the government says something is wrong, does that mean that it really is?

Not shady. Just thief’s. taking something that belongs to someone else is theft. That's true whether you steal a car, rob a bank or just download 1 song without compensating the artist who owns the rights to that song. Sorry.

[Raptor]

Not shady. Just thief’s. taking something that belongs to someone else is theft. That's true whether you steal a car, rob a bank or just download 1 song without compensating the artist who owns the rights to that song. Sorry.

It's equally not right to fine someone tens of thousands of dollars for a 99 cent song.

[Wh00h0069]

Not shady. Just thief’s. taking something that belongs to someone else is theft. That's true whether you steal a car, rob a bank or just download 1 song without compensating the artist who owns the rights to that song. Sorry.

I make decisions based on my morals, not arbitrary laws and regulations.

[pretzelstickz]

this statement alone shows your maturity level.
weed is a worthless drug. and no i dont smoke it. drinking is a legal activity that has an age restriction when i was underage i did drink yes. keeping illegal animals...nope, not on my things to do. condoning any illegal animal activity at a time when the government is trying to make laws against any ownership, just shows how little you actually care for our hobby. when you grow up you may see things in a diff light. if you dont grow up then ill see you on cops or in the newspaper.
adam jeffery

Agreed about the hobby. I will "mind my own business" when dim wits stop letting out reptiles and making it difficult on me and other people who love this hobby. I have loved herps as long as i can remember. It makes it my business when other people make bad and un-educated decisions with their animals that effect my animals and my life. Be responsible and then we could all "mind our own business."


~Emily

[jason_ladouceur]

It's equally not right to fine someone tens of thousands of dollars for a 99 cent song.

I believe in some states it is perfectly legal to shoot a person dead to protect your property. the fine seems pretty small by comparison.