At 09:20 AM 8/20/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Well, thank goodness they will not be charging the Bull Bison with >"charging"......or ASSAULT! Geez! Yup, the guy was an idiot. Maybe his >"self-induced" injuries should be sufficient punishment, though. Trisha >"Lightning" On Sat, 17 August 2002, "Jan Allbright" wrote: That was my point. If I were either him, or one of the people around him, I would be far less likely to do this in the future because of the injuries instead of the fine. I am not suggesting that it is a good idea to approach wild animals, and I am not even suggesting that there shouldn't be laws against it, but if this guy has already suffered these sort of injuries, that is a far more effective punishment than any fine. :-) Scott Team My Blue Heaven www.myblueheaven.com/geocache