Wildlife lighting ordinance hearing Dec. 9

[wrobert]

WRobert - are they trying to take your puppies away?

I just don't understand why reducing gulf-front light pollution and protecting an endangered species is such a bad thing.

And I don't understand why I have to go to South America to get a decent bowl of turtle soup.

 

[Matt J]

And I don't understand why I have to go to South America to get a decent bowl of turtle soup.

That would be their lack of environmental laws. Could you pick floridagirl up some DDT next time you're down there.

 

[idlewind]

I have lived in this area for over 12 years. I have never once heard of a rape on the beach in South Walton or even PCB for that matter.

Why is it that people always have to go to fear to make their point?

Why take a chance? I tend to err on the side of human safety.

 

[idlewind]

And I don't understand why I have to go to South America to get a decent bowl of turtle soup.

 

[Matt J]

Why take a chance? I tend to err on the side of human safety.

Wouldn't armed patrolmen be more effective?

 

[idlewind]

Wouldn't armed patrolmen be more effective?

Don't the lifeguards cost about 500 grand? imagine what cops would cost. You can pay for alot of lights and electricity with that kind of money.

 

[sunspotbaby]

Perhaps you can explain to a father and mother why their daughter was raped on a beach we advertise as "safe." There is no way to have a safe beach for humans at night without light. Read any risk prevention pamplet you wish ( my insurance company sends them out by the millions) and it will advise you to make sure your property is well lit in order to prevent you becoming a crime victim.

Do we really ADVERTISE safe beaches? It's a beach...it's nature...we can't guarantee its safety. Women are raped in broad daylight all the time.

 

[John R]

Perhaps you can explain to a father and mother why their daughter was raped on a beach we advertise as "safe."

so, when and where did this happen?

 

[wrobert]

That would be their lack of environmental laws. Could you pick floridagirl up some DDT next time you're down there.

So we compromise the safety of our citizens to save some turtles that are killed in another country. Is there not some sort of new world order or something that we can join that will attack them issue from a global perspective?

 

[beachmouse]

If you really want a bowl of turtle soup and don't require it to come from an endangered species ala "The Freshman", Commander's Palace in Destin seems to frequently have it on the menu there.

As for woman on vacation getting raped, seems like the stories I've heard in these parts involve stairwells in hotels and condo complexes in PCB, and the most recent assailant was a security guard employed by the hotel/condo.