Local breeder screwed over by neighbors!

[Evenstar]

"The law is the law" is the refrain of the unthinking.
Law has nothing to do with justice. Especially in a democracy where "mob rule" is standard practice.
It used to be illegal for people of different skin tones to do the same things as other people. Like attend certain schools.
It is better to try to live as a just person and take a stand than to be a "law abiding" drone.

Get more people to think like that and you will soon see councils repeal idiotic bans for fear of being ejected from office.

No it isn't. "You can't change the law" would be a better example of a refrain for the unthinking. Laws can be changed. But you have to work WITH the law in order to do so. Laws are in place for a reason and society would be anarchy without them. Some laws make sense and others, unfortunately, do not. Those that don't make sense, such as this one, are the laws we'd like to change.

But this is not the situation that will govern change - at least not while Cobb is still, for all intents and purposes, still breaking the law (which, like it or not, he is still doing by continuing to have these snakes in his possession and still living in a community that has an ordinance against owning snakes). Do not get me wrong - I would like nothing better than to see this law changed so Cobb could have his snakes back. But in order to effectively advocate change at ALL government levels and promote the responsible keeping of our beloved reptiles, we MUST work with the law and not cry INJUSTICE when one of our own breaks a law - no matter how idiotic that law appears on the surface.

For Cobb, or anyone else, to wail and cry because he got caught breaking the law and then beg and plead for the community to take legislative action and just change the law so he can keep his snakes and not have to move is hypocrisy at it's best and causes our hobby far more harm than nearly any other type of situation. I say again, find out what your local laws are BEFORE you are in an enforceable situation and work WITH the law to see change.

By the way, not to sound snippy, but accruacy is everything when building an argument. This country is NOT a Democracy. We are a Republic.

This is no one's problems but Cobbs's and he brought it on himself. It's not up to us to change this. If you want to change the way things are done where you live then you need to NOT be the cause of enforcement of what you want to change. Proactive, not reactive.

Wilomn is exactly right - do not be the cause of what you want changed. Be proactive, not reactive. Excellent statement and point.