[redwitch]

Mermaid, I think you need to understand that poaching is illegal, not necessarily cruel to animals, unless you of the opinion that hunting is inherently cruel. Mark Morse, his family and friends hunted on their lands without the proper hunting licenses. There is NO charge of animal abuse. Waste of carcasses, yes. Cruelty to animals, no.

I can understand wanting to wait and see the outcome of the IRS issues. I can understand someone being hesitant to move here because of the past acts of the developer and the recent settlement of a major lawsuit because of those past acts, but to say the poaching charges would make a difference makes little sense to me.

To judge TV by TOTV also makes little sense. The anonomity makes it easy to say things you would never say to a person's face. Sadly, some people just can't stop themselves or really don't realize how hateful and hurtful their words are.

I have said repeatedly that the best thing about TV is its residents. There is a generosity here that I've seen nowhere else on this earth (and I've seen a lot of this beautiful planet). I don't agree with the majority of conservatives in TV and that's okay. I love 'em, anyway, bless their misguided little hearts.

I don't care where you end up living, you'll never find a place that is 100% to your liking. No one (not even Gracie) does. You won't like every neighbor, you won't like every restaurant or golf course or ..... Just isn't in human nature to like everything. So, if you're going to judge TV because of TOTV or the poaching incidents, then I'd say TV really isn't right for you. Those two things seem to have soured you to our little slice of paradise and that attitude is pretty hard to overcome.