re: LDWF raid Metairie home to confiscate pet nutria

Especially since all they are going to do is kill it.

OK, I guess I’ll be that guy…

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Love the bit about being dressed in tactical

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dressed in military-style fatigues

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Let’s look at the photos in the article:



Yeah, they definitely showed up in tactical gear.

(If by tactical gear you mean the same shite they wear to work every day.)

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and then getting aggressive with the home owners because the nutria wasnt home

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“We’re giving you ample opportunities to produce the nutria,” one of the agents said. “We feel like we’ve been entirely respectful this entire process. But we’re not going away, all right?” “Prolonging the process,” the officer said, could provoke further legal action.

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If that’s your definition of an officer “getting aggressive,” I don’t know what to tell you.

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The real issues that pose a threat to us are apparently white supremacy and illegal possesion of a quadruped.

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We aren’t talking about LSP or NOPD here. They’re fricking game wardens.

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The Lacostes said Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrived at the seafood store Thursday at about 4 p.m., but the couple's son had taken the orange-toothed rat for a ride. Dennis Lacoste said he was given a ticket for “possession of a wild quadruped without a license," and instructed to turn over the animal as soon as possible. Which he planned to do.

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Did he?

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At 5:30 p.m., two armed Wildlife and Fisheries officers, dressed in military-style fatigues arrived at the Lacoste home. But after 45 minutes, Neuty had not arrived.

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As the sun set, the two agents told the Lacostes they were planning to leave, but that they expected to be called promptly when the couple’s son returned with the animal.

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Remember that photo?

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STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER MAR 16, 2023 - 6:52 PM

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So they definitely intended to turn the nutria over, but somehow their son just happened to not come back from their “ride” for 2 and a half hours. Meanwhile the fricking Times-Picayune just happened to show up while the wildlife agents were still waiting there.

You also left out the part where the nutria was going to be relocated to the Baton Rouge Zoo:

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The Wildlife and Fisheries Department said the nutria would be sent to the Baton Rouge Zoo, to be part of an educational exhibit.

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Said the Baton Rouge Zoo, in a statement relayed by Wildlife and Fisheries: “The zoo has another male nutria that’s already a part of the ambassador animal program, so the two will eventually be acclimated and brought together. As social animals, the nutria should be comfortably at ease and enjoy this exposure to another animal of the same species."

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I get it, it’s a family pet and it’s a shitty deal for this family. At the same time, there’s a reason for the bounty on nutria tails. It’s not like LDWF opened some extensive investigation here. These folks did a fluff piece for the Times-Picayune and WWL showing off their pet nutria, so LDWF showed up at their seafood shop.

The fact that the wildlife agents are being made out to be bullies who showed up in riot gear is a bit ridiculous, all things considered.

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At the same time, there’s a reason for the bounty on nutria tails. It’s not like LDWF opened some extensive investigation here. These folks did a fluff piece for the Times-Picayune and WWL showing off their pet nutria, so LDWF showed up at their seafood shop.

The fact that the wildlife agents are being made out to be bullies who showed up in riot gear is a bit ridiculous, all things considered.

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People "break the law" in hundreds of ways every day (whether by possessing weed, an expired tag, speeding, etc), sometimes under the direct obseration of law enforcement officers. Just because a law is on the books doesn't mean you have to go out of your way to be an a-hole and enforce it--especially when it's not harming anyone else.

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Especially since all they are going to do is kill it.

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Nope, they were going to send it to the zoo. OP just intentionally left that part out.

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Yeah, the Baton Rouge Zoo.

RIP, Neuty.

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Fair point.

Had a GW walk under my stand on private property, which is adjacent to government woods. I asked wtf are you doing. He said I’m with MS W&F. I said I dgaf who you are or who you’re with, you’re trespassing. He gave me a spill about how game wardens can blah, blah, blah. So I asked what lawful reason did he have to be there.

After a semi-heated back & forth, I got down, we walked out together, & he admitted to getting turned around & apologized. I told him he should’ve just said that to begin with. I can forgive that, messed up my hunt, but I can deal with that. What I won’t deal with is that I’m the law & nothing you can do about it bs.

He ended up being ok, but last day of the season & I was sour. I still think he just took a short cut & knew what he was doing.

LDWF are evil for this.

I wrote all those words to call people out on sensationalist bullshite.

People are way too quick to accept some narrative as fact without even attempting to look into the details. IDGAF if people think the wildlife agents are assholes, but don’t spread bullshite.

ETA: Speaking of which..

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By OKBoomerSooner

Every officer involved in this search plus their immediate kin should be executed

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You seem stable.

I'd wish they would do that to pit bull owners.

NGL. Much more useful than this shite.