ORIGINAL: brucelanthier
ORIGINAL: SevenMag
ORIGINAL: brucelanthier
ORIGINAL: SevenMag
taking someone elses example, what if the guy IS feeding his family out of this, he's breakin the law, you're gonna deny his family of food???
What if he is stealing heating oil to provide heat for his family? You gonna deny his family heat? Or like the other guy said, how about if he steals money from you to feed his family? Is it OK to break the law if you are "providing" for your family?
do you equate stealing from other people to feeding his family from natural resources?? i sure don't... i see that particular example as no different than cutting down a tree for heat...
If the natural resources are "free" to take then why do you buy a hunting license and only hunt in season?
EDIT: Oh, and go into any park and try and cut down a tree for heat and see if it is "free"
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I buy a license cuz i play by the rules.... and I hunt in season for the same reason...
as for the park? well, that's maintained by tax dollars, i'm sure he's payin taxes on somethin no? point being that I didn't say free, just that its the moral equivalent of using a tree for heat... not like he's robbing someone at gun point or breaking into their home to get their fuel oil for his home...
but as I said way earlier in this thread, if a few deer are more important than your friends you seriously need to look at your priorities... based on GMMAT's further details, I'm on the fence about whether or not this guy is actually a friend rather more like an acquaintance, but in the end, i doubt I'd turn him in regardless for fear of retribution if he found out who turned him in... besides, if you did it annonomously how could you continue to shoot and BS with him without carrying around a ton of guilt, obviously his act is despicable to GMMAT, so why conitnue to hang out with him??? first course of action should be to tell him what you think about the situation, he'll either listen and take it to heart or he'll stop associating with GMMAT... either way, the results will tell you if he is a friend or not... if he bails on the "friendship" he wasn't a friend and there should be no guilt in turning him in if thats the decision... but if he is a friend he may actually listen and start living up to the rules... in the end, its just a matter of time before he does get caught, karma is a b!tch and I see no need to insert myself into a situation any further than that...