Some idiocy knows no bounds

[DKSuddeth]

Fined for hunting without licenses, trapping tiny geckos with styrofoam cups

PALO PINTO, Texas -- Three teenagers could be out hundreds of dollars for hunting lizards.

The three used a flashlight and a cup a few nights ago to collect geckos from a wall of the Palo Pinto Courthouse. The teens had collected dozens of geckos when a sheriff's deputy spotted them.

A game warden later cited the three for hunting without a license. They now face fines of up to $500. They will be in court within the next few weeks to face illegal hunting charges.

The teenagers reportedly were collecting the geckos to sell them to pet stores.

 

[Merlin1047]

We've come to expect this kind of moronic stupidity from California, but Texas?

What's the bag limit on geckos?

 

[5stringJeff]

This is stupid. We used to have several geckos at a time on our lanai in Hawaii.

How moronic.

 

[007]

You mean to tell me there actually IS a LAW that a LISENCE is needed to hunt gecko's?

 

[KLSuddeth]

fucking stupid. and as they are prosecuting these kids for 'hunting geckos', the bastards that took my son are out probably snatching someone elses kid.

Yeah. Makes PERFECT sense.

 

[DKSuddeth]

I can only guess that the game warden is classifying flash lights and cups as hunting weapons. All the nightcrawler gatherers better watch out.

 

[Jimmyeatworld]

Crimany. Yeah, you know how valuable those gecko hides can be.

Maybe they were going to make their own insurance commercial.

 

[KLSuddeth]

Lmao

 

[dilloduck]

Some years back my son found a horned toad lizard on a trip near the Mexican border and brought him back to Austin. A friend told a friend etc---and I get a call from some animal society telling me I had illegally transported an endangered species. I had to take the lizard to this guy and draw him a map of EXACTLY where we found it to avoid "prosecution". It never ends!

 

[insein]

Fucking animal rights nazis. They can all blow me.

 

[KLSuddeth]

Fucking animal rights nazis. They can all blow me.

Oh my god I just about laughed myself OUT of my chair!!!!
That was GREAT!!!!!!!!!!