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I don't have strong opinions either for or against poaching animals, but: > It's not property rights, because I see nothing to show that those tortoises were r
by jstanley 9y ago
I don't have strong opinions either for or against poaching animals, but:
> It's not property rights, because I see nothing to show that those tortoises were rightfully gained rather than grabbed off of public or even other's private lands.
People are innocent until proven guilty.
I might see nothing to show that your shirt was rightfully gained rather than grabbed off a member of the public or even another's private land, but you've got no obligation to show me that. If I want to interfere, the obligation is upon me to show that it is stolen.
- kurthr 9y agoWe arent talking about someone's pet. If it was illegal to ship shirts without a license, and I'm shipping hundreds of them dangerously packed in a huge suitcase... then maybe it is my obligation. Who's to say they aren't carrying salmonella and it infects someone on the plane? For example you can't take more than $10k in cash out of the US (or into most countries) without declaring it. Is that an example of colonialism?
- jstanley 9y agoBeing illegal to ship shirts without a licence, and illegal to ship more than $10k without declaring it, are both perfect examples of invasive regulations making criminals out of harmless members of the public.