If you don't like a law or support it, is it all right to break it? We've always gone on record to support all laws, but also supporting the attempt to change one if it's inherently wrong. We were reminded of this last week when UNA announced new purple street signs near the campus.
Only a year ago, Phil Stevenson of Florence said such signs were illegal; only white, green, brown, or blue are allowed. We can remember the city having to change out a sign on Mitchell Boulevard which didn't comply to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. One of our regular readers commented that the city could be fined for the new signs.
So who's right? We're pretty sure the law hasn't changed. While we like the new signs, we don't look forward to our tax dollars having to pay a hefty fine to either state or federal government.
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Now that brings us to attempted theft (poaching) and hunting with baited traps. What kind of person does that? Especially when the person doesn't need the kill for food? How can you even call it sport when you're luring a deer or other animal to you with food? How can you justify taking something from private property that certainly doesn't belong to you...killing just to kill?
So let's say the son of a senate candidate is arrested and indicted for the above crimes; is it the candidate's fault that his child, at the age of 27, has such total disregard for the law? For those who haven't been keeping track, this makes Caleb Moore's ninth arrest in the state of Alabama.
No matter whose fault Caleb's behavior is, or even if it can be lain at the feet of his parents, this man needs help...and more than the legal variety.
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