On Saturday, September 27, 2003 3:55 PM, Lee Bell wrote:

> " > "Culture" had nothing to with it!  You were the one to say that the
> > fishermen in question had broken the law and that my finding it hard to
> > fault them for what they do was somehow analagous to not condemning drug
> > runners for what they do!

> No, I'm the one that said they were wrong for breaking the law.

I'll repeat - just once more, (since it forms the basis of everything that
you've been crapping on about):  What law????

>The concept
> that there was a law to be broken was implied from other posts, perhaps as
> intended by the writers, perhaps not.

You were the first poster to mention that they'd broken a law!

> > And I'll continue to work to ensure the survival of sharks by attempting
> to
> > change ingrained attitudes towards them;  continuing to lend support for
> > legislation to protect them; by condemning what I regard as a barbarous
> > practice; by continuing to talk and work with people who appreciate that
> > criminalizing an action is not a panacea to the problem; and by really
> > trying to look for practical solutions.  (Doubtless, you'll still find a
> way
> > to twist that to your own obscure purpose.)

> I fail to see how you can claim they were not wrong before and now claim
to
> support legislation against something that I presume is finning, which you
> now find a barbarous practice.

That you fail to see, (understand?) anything comes as no surprise
whatsoever.  That you'll twist and try to change the direction and intent of
the original posts until you - in your own mind - achieve whatever victory
it is that you're trying to seek, comes as little surprise, either!


Strike