Great commentary Steve and sadly had there existed even the tiniest degree of common sense and decency in this country, trump would never have been elected in 2016. Then none of us would have been put through this ordeal of all-crazy, all-the-time. Trump could have gone on as your normal everyday con man scamming the rubes and no one would have cared.
I would call that a win/win for all sides. If only the story had broke on Stormy perhaps we all would have been spared the past 7 years. Perhaps this is the exact reason he facing the charges...we'll see eh?
I'll echo Bill Pearson on the quality of the commentary but not much else. I suppose Trump could cast a provisional ballot in Florida just in case the election came down to one vote. If that were the case, it might either speed up the appeal process or delay the election results.
I am a carnivore who has participated in hog and beef slaughters by helping my grandfather and who also worked in a poultry, sausage and beef packing plant. I'm in no position to criticize the slaughter of a goat. However, losing a pet is traumatic. I recently had to hold my 16-year-old Chihuahua as she was euthanized by the vet. I may never get over that.
Losing a pet is hard. I’ve lost several 😢. But raising a farm animal comes with the initial recognition that you’re not raising a pet. Sometimes you’re literally raising dinner. Don’t get too attached. Obviously the girl wasn’t taught this lesson.
From what I read, the girl had also lost several family members in the year before the goat incident, and the purchaser of the goat was okay with letting the animal live. It's hard for me to see this case as anything other than 4-H being bullies.
Yeah. It's a lesson I learned early having a family in the meat and grocery business. I can remember the friendly little goats my grandfather had but they never were around long enough to become pets. It never occurred to me what became of them until later.
I couldn't help the note the irony in the article. Trump gets' convicted, can still run, and then casts a vote in Florida where a smitten DeSantis has him arrested because he was a convicted felon who lost his right to vote.
If memory serves me, Ron created an entire enforcement squad to race around the state hunting down (black) felons who tried to vote...except i think he waived it in the Villages where several of them voted in multiple states.
Could happen that way but provisional ballots submitted with full disclosure are not a vote until the legitimacy has been adjudicated. Florida is fairly progressive in restoring voting rights once the penalty has been satisfied. The penalty for a felony could be prison time and/or a fine. I can't say that there is no selective or discriminatory enforcement (a political staple, both sides) but that was not the governor's intent. The one report I found indicated that three residents of The Villages (all white) were arrested for illegally voting.
Point of correction: 500 miles (round trip) from Shasta County to Sonoma.
Also, they should have handed the goat over to a court for adjudication.
I was going by the source article unless I misread it.
Yeah, the original article you linked says 500 miles.
And from the SF Bay Fox affiliate for a second source too:
https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-deputies-travel-500-miles-cross-6-county-lines-to-seize-kill-pet-goat-lawsuit
A literal goat rope trial.
Great commentary Steve and sadly had there existed even the tiniest degree of common sense and decency in this country, trump would never have been elected in 2016. Then none of us would have been put through this ordeal of all-crazy, all-the-time. Trump could have gone on as your normal everyday con man scamming the rubes and no one would have cared.
I would call that a win/win for all sides. If only the story had broke on Stormy perhaps we all would have been spared the past 7 years. Perhaps this is the exact reason he facing the charges...we'll see eh?
I'll echo Bill Pearson on the quality of the commentary but not much else. I suppose Trump could cast a provisional ballot in Florida just in case the election came down to one vote. If that were the case, it might either speed up the appeal process or delay the election results.
I am a carnivore who has participated in hog and beef slaughters by helping my grandfather and who also worked in a poultry, sausage and beef packing plant. I'm in no position to criticize the slaughter of a goat. However, losing a pet is traumatic. I recently had to hold my 16-year-old Chihuahua as she was euthanized by the vet. I may never get over that.
Losing a pet is hard. I’ve lost several 😢. But raising a farm animal comes with the initial recognition that you’re not raising a pet. Sometimes you’re literally raising dinner. Don’t get too attached. Obviously the girl wasn’t taught this lesson.
From what I read, the girl had also lost several family members in the year before the goat incident, and the purchaser of the goat was okay with letting the animal live. It's hard for me to see this case as anything other than 4-H being bullies.
Yeah. It's a lesson I learned early having a family in the meat and grocery business. I can remember the friendly little goats my grandfather had but they never were around long enough to become pets. It never occurred to me what became of them until later.
I couldn't help the note the irony in the article. Trump gets' convicted, can still run, and then casts a vote in Florida where a smitten DeSantis has him arrested because he was a convicted felon who lost his right to vote.
If memory serves me, Ron created an entire enforcement squad to race around the state hunting down (black) felons who tried to vote...except i think he waived it in the Villages where several of them voted in multiple states.
Could happen that way but provisional ballots submitted with full disclosure are not a vote until the legitimacy has been adjudicated. Florida is fairly progressive in restoring voting rights once the penalty has been satisfied. The penalty for a felony could be prison time and/or a fine. I can't say that there is no selective or discriminatory enforcement (a political staple, both sides) but that was not the governor's intent. The one report I found indicated that three residents of The Villages (all white) were arrested for illegally voting.
https://www.fox13news.com/news/villages-residents-arrested-for-casting-multiple-votes-in-2020-election-police-say