Anyway, see if you can detect what's wrong with the article, "Deer Crashing," by Thomas Hayden. Seems lots of folks run into deer with their cars; a good time is had by nobody, especially the deer:
Efforts to reduce the number of collisions - which cause thousands of human injuries and some 200 deaths a year - haven't been very successful. ... Some experts believe that the only real solution is wildlife overpasses and underpasses to get animals, from salamanders to grizzly bears, safely across the roads.Hmmm, let's see. Lots of people hurt, some killed by a wildlife problem. The solution according to "some experts"? Spend a ton of the taxpayer's dough on animal bridges.
Why would "some experts" propose this? Well, you could cheat and look at the title of the post, or you could ask yourself what other solutions might be available:
- Can we get a bunch of people to volunteer their time to solve the problem?
- Could we get these people to bring their own equipment?
- Could we get these people to pay their own money for the privilege of solving society's problem?
- When they were done, would the deer be more likely to keep away from places where there are a bunch of people they might encounter?
- Might these people use tools like this to solve the problem?
Mmm ... Lever gun!Could it be that "some experts" don't like guns? Or don't they care about the animals?
Me? I love animals.
Bambi's Mom is guilty of being filled with yummy meat!
ReplyDeleteThe big problem with hunting is all the red tape. I'm living proof. I have shitloads of guns, I love the outdoors, and I love game meat.
Do I hunt? Nope, never! Why? every time I think about it, I look into the legality and realize its wayy too much pain in the ass to get licensed up, find some land to hunt on...and all this for maybe not even SEEING a deer.
BTW just heard you on the gunnuts. Great call!
Jeez, Weer'd - you want to see a deer, just stop by my place some time around dusk. There's a "Deer Crossing" sign right there.
ReplyDeleteOf course, you're standing between Gov Patrick and a bunch of tax dollars for wildlife bridges!
And thanks for the shout out. I *love* gun nuts - great use of IP.