September 7, 201115 yr comment_453606 http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/10207835/man-gets-four-months-snake-gets-life/ was this smuggled or acquired in NZ? Report
September 7, 201115 yr comment_453611 http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/10207835/man-gets-four-months-snake-gets-life/ was this smuggled or acquired in NZ?Looks like he acquired at the district court: Nathan Bush ... pleaded guilty to acquiring a snake in Palmerston North District Cour :rotf: Report
September 7, 201115 yr comment_453627 Yes the standard of English is very poor these days, especially in our newspapers :roll: Report
September 7, 201115 yr comment_453634 In the same week as a celebrity is discharged without conviction for sexually assaulting his four year old daughter another man is sent to jail for having a pet snake. This country is messed up.... Report
September 7, 201115 yr comment_453642 In the same week as a celebrity is discharged without conviction for sexually assaulting his four year old daughter another man is sent to jail for having a pet snake. This country is messed up.... Discharged because it has destroyed his relationship and damaged his career and was an accident. I know who it is as well. Sent to jail because if the snake had eggs that hatched it would wipe out birds which are a fundamental part on the ecosystem. Report
September 7, 201115 yr comment_453649 Discharged because it has destroyed his relationship and damaged his career and was an accident. I know who it is as well. Who doesn't know who it was? Perhaps if he was so concerned about his career and marriage he shouldn't have gotten so blind rotten drunk that he couldn't tell the difference between a 4 year old and his wife? Calling that an "accident" is the biggest crock ever... Sent to jail because if the snake had eggs that hatched it would wipe out birds which are a fundamental part on the ecosystem. Eggs that wouldn't survive in our cool climate, or wouldn't even happen because there is only one snake? Report
September 7, 201115 yr comment_453650 It would be posible for a gravid snake with fertile eggs to land in NZ and there are snakes living in Australia in climatic conditions very similar to here. I love reptiles but I love our natives more than strains. Report
September 7, 201115 yr comment_453655 Discharged because it has destroyed his relationship and damaged his career and was an accident. I know who it is as well. Calling that an "accident" is the biggest crock ever... Agree. Not an accident, he plead GUILTY. He didn't plead "not guilty" because it was an "accident" - because its obvious that was the only excuse he could think of at the time. And the fact that it destroyed his relationship and career is just incidental and showing the gravity of the crime - I think all people that commit sex acts on kids SHOULD have destroyed relationships (who would want them) and careers, but that should also have nothing to do with the law punishing them. So saying someone had their wife leave them and their jobs ruined because they sexually abused their own kid should have no impact on whether they go to jail. He only got a fraction of what he deserved. The travesty is that he admitted guilt, but the judge let him off. *rant over* Also quite happy to not have snakes here. Proud of our snake free status Report
September 7, 201115 yr comment_453657 Hmm in hindsight I probably shouldn't have opened that can of worms. Lets just keep this thread on the topic of snakes before it gets messy... Report
September 17, 201115 yr comment_454790 Shouldn't of had the snake as it was illegal. Snakes seem to inspire feeling in people that other reptiles don't never gonna see them legal here for that reason not for sound ecological ones :dunno: . agree with sunbird and David R regarding the comedian........ Report
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