Sometimes, folks ask for it..

Back when I was in the Navy, one of my good buddies had Diamond Dave’s Rule’s of Nuclear Power.  Rule #2 was  ‘The Stupid Shall Be Punished.’ 

It’s great to see that these rules are not just limited to Nuclear Power. 

The Methow Valley, located in North-Central Washington is a very beautiful area.   Located on the eastern slopes of the Cascades, it’s also one of the areas that wolves are getting a good foothold on establishing themselves in Washington, which means human/wolf interaction in on the upswing.

A father, his son, and daughter-in-law were indicted yesterday for shooting at least two wolves, and attempting to mail one of the skins to a friend in Alberta for tanning. 

The reason they were caught is that when the daughter-in-law went in to town to mail the hide to Alberta, the clerk at the FedEx office because I wee bit suspicious when the package, you know, began LEAKING BLOOD!!!

Dumb, dumb, dumb.  Dad and the son also used a little thing called the ‘internet’ to brag about what they had done with some friends of theirs.  Oh, and took pictures of it.

THAT is why they should be punished.  I really have no problem with a person eliminating a wolf that is encroaching on their property…truthfully, I don’t.  As I have learned, in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, they call this the 3 S. rule: Shoot ‘em, Shovel ‘em, and Shut Up’.  But…when you go out of your way to pursue them, leave them skinned on the side of the road, destroy the radio collars on them, and then whip pictures of it around the internet, AND try to mail bloody boxes containing ‘rugs’ across borders…

DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB.

I look forward with great anticipation to the actual trial.  Hopefully, these folks plead guilty and take their lumps to save the cost of a trial.