There Is No Justice

Today I have a partial reprint of my 8-18-06 post as a refresher for a followup to that story.

Unacceptable Behavior lead in:

There are those that hunt animals and there are those that don't. I am not going to open the debate today for or against it because I think you will agree with me that this next story will sicken both hunters and non-hunters alike.

Some people make a lot of money for what they do, and they think that money gives them the right to do as they please.

Well, I don't agree and especially since we, the buying public, can hold someone accountable very simply by boycotting their product.

Today, I am calling on you and your friends for an all out boycott of all music, concerts, memorabilia and any sponsors of these singers.

Sick story:

Country Star Accused of Killing Tame Bear

Troy Gentry Could Face Prison, Hefty Fine if Convicted

DULUTH, Minn. - Troy Lee Gentry, of the country singing duo Montgomery Gentry, has been accused of killing a tame black bear that federal officials say he tagged as killed in the wild.

Gentry, 39, of Franklin, Tenn., and Lee Marvin Greenly, 46, of Sandstone, appeared Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Erickson in connection with a sealed indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Minneapolis.

Authorities allege that Gentry purchased the bear from Greenly, a wildlife photographer and hunting guide, then killed it with a bow and arrow in an enclosed pen on Greenly's property in October 2004.

The government alleges that Gentry and Greenly tagged the bear with a Minnesota hunting license and registered the animal with the state Department of Natural Resources as a wild kill.

Gentry allegedly paid about $4,650 for the bear, named Cubby. The bear's death was videotaped, and the tape later edited so Gentry appeared to shoot the animal in a "fair chase" hunting situation.




Follow up, there is no justice:

Singer Who Shot Caged Bear Pleads Guilty

Troy Gentry Agrees to Pay Fine, Give Up Hunting in Minn.

DULUTH, Minn. (Nov. 27) - Troy Lee Gentry pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of falsely registering a captive bear as being killed in the wild.

Under the plea, the 39-year-old country singer agreed to pay a $15,000 fine, give up hunting, fishing and trapping in Minnesota for five years, and forfeit both the bear's hide and the bow he used to shoot the animal in 2004.

The plea meant Gentry avoided a trial, which had been scheduled to start Monday.

Gentry, of Franklin, Tenn., declined to comment to the Star Tribune of Minneapolis as he left the courthouse.

Ron Meshbesher, his attorney, said Gentry pleaded guilty to "a simple charge having to do with improper tagging (of a game animal), and that's all it ever was."

Lee Marvin Greenly, 46, Gentry's local hunting guide, pleaded guilty at the same hearing to two felony charges of helping other hunters shoot bears at illegal baiting stations he maintained inside a national wildlife refuge near Sandstone in east-central Minnesota.

Greenly faces a maximum prison sentence of five years for each count, forfeiture of all-terrain vehicles he and employees used to reach the bait stations, and a maximum fine of $400,000.

Gentry told the court he bought the bear from Greenly with the understanding they would videotape a hunt inside the bear's enclosure, which was surrounded by an electric fence.

"Lee and I made a deal about harvesting this bear," Gentry testified. They also agreed to report it was killed in the wild 6 miles east of Sandstone instead of on Greenly's property south of the town.

U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson ordered a pre-sentence investigation for both Gentry and Greenly and told them to appear for sentencing at a date to be announced later, or risk an additional charge.

In exchange for Gentry's plea, federal prosecutors dropped a felony charge of violating the Lacey Act, which authorities said bans possessing or transporting illegally obtained wildlife.

Gentry said, and I quote "harvesting this bear." You harvest wheat or corn, killing a tame bear in a cage is not harvesting by any stretch of one's imagination!!!

Oh now there's justice, Gentry agreed to pay a $15,000 fine, give up hunting, fishing and trapping in Minnesota for five years, and forfeit both the bear's hide and the bow he used to shoot the animal in 2004.

So that to him amounts to you or I losing a nickel in the chair cushion.

Oh, and just imagine how bad it is to give up hunting, fishing and trapping in Minnesota for five years, and forfeit both the bear's hide and the bow he used to shoot the animal.

That would be so devastating, don't you think?

Wow, he would have to drive to another state to do all those fun things and buy another bow. How could the judge be so harsh?

This, my friends, sucks - a maximum prison sentence is the example that needed to be set.

Had he gotten prison time like he should have they should have sent him to Buffalo, Mo. for what I think would have been poetic justice. (see next story)




Jail Goes Pink With Teddy Bear Accents

BUFFALO, Mo. - Prisoners returning to a southwest Missouri county jail damaged in a failed breakout will find a new color scheme - pink with blue teddy bear accents.

The Dallas County Detention Center is being repainted a soft shade of pink in an effort to better manage sometimes volatile detainees.

Dallas County Sheriff Mike Rackley said he decided to update the look as part of extensive repairs necessary after inmates set a fire and vandalized the interior in an escape attempt.

"Basically, if they are going to act like children and commit a childish act, then we'll make a childish atmosphere," he said. "And it's a calming thing; Teddy bears are soothing.

So we made it like a day care, and that's kind of like what it is, a day care for adults who can't control their behavior in public."

Well, maybe that would be too tame for a tough guy like Gentry!

Maybe what we all should do is send him a Teddy Bear to let him know just how we feel!!!

Oh, by the way, for all you women readers out there you can bet Gentry is bad in the sack as well.

Only way he can be a big man is to shoot a tame bear in a cage!!!




Those are my rants and raves for this Tuesday.

I am so mad that Gentry gets a "get out of jail free card" that I have to give my keyboard a rest from the pounding I am giving it!!!

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