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OK, let’s
finally clear up the definition of the grossly overused word
“innocent”
that seems to creep into half of the hate mails that we
receive.
Innocent: A person free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or
sin.
Morally
speaking, only a person can have true guilt or innocence.
That’s because we are the only creatures in the universe, as
far as we know, that knows right from wrong. So the use of
this word (and concept) has no place in the natural world
unless it refers to human behavior. Nature is cruel,
unmerciful and is full of daily examples of nasty animal
behavior that would be considered a capital crime if judged
by our standards. Just take a look at what happens when the
neighborhood Tabby gets loose on a torture and killing
spree. It would make Hannibal Lector blush.
So let’s stop
trying to vilify hunters by asserting that it is so much
worse to kill an “innocent” animal as opposed to a “guilty”
one, whatever that might be. Just doesn’t make sense, and I
doubt that we would find many “bunny huggers” blessing the
shooting of only those birds that were criminally inclined.
Besides, we
think we found a loophole for all our fellow crow hunters.
They do call a group of crows a “Murder”, don’t they? Sounds
like that warrants a death sentence! Case closed. |
