[beady]

Why is this even being discussed........
Who are we to comment on a story that has absolutely nothing to do with us.....ludicrious.

[Ajack]

Originally Posted by beady

Why is this even being discussed........
Who are we to comment on a story that has absolutely nothing to do with us.....ludicrious.

No Comment

[Tweety Bird]

If I had a comment, I'd keep it to myself. I'm retired to have a good time not to participate in nasty gossip, whether true or untrue. This is really nasty stuff. Disgusting, actually. If the family actually did this, I question their ethics. Ugh.

[bkcunningham1]

You guys are tougher on the Morses than people were on Tiger Woods in a previous thread and Tiger wrecked a marriage with two children and ruined lives. The Morses were hunting without a license. I hope I never have to be judged by a jury of my TOTV peers. Tried and convicted before I could even enter a plea.
Jealousy is a terrible thing.

OH THIS IS OFF THE RECORD.

[Larry Wilson]

I have nothing but respect for the Wildlife and Game management of Montana.
Please don't think the posters here speak for all the Villagers. At golf today and cards tonight, people were very upset with the Morse family and not just about these charges. My friends have been here since the late 1990s and are not happy with our developer at all. They really wonder about his character. I think the other thread on Morse and these charges is more accurate of most Villagers. But since I know how under staffed Wildlife management is in Montana and how little enforcement power they have, my hat is off to them.

[elevatorman]

I hope they are innocent. If not I hope any fines go to charity.

[LELANDJANE]

I'm very disappointed that the administrator of this site would post this kind of request. Of course, there are all always people out there who are willing to comment in a negative way to a story of which none of us have any real information except what was published in a newspaper and I think all of us can agree that we hardly ever get the entire story! Just wait and see what happens, please, before passing judgement.

[redwitch]

Regardless of how I feel about the Morses, it is not the place of any Villager to make comments to a Montana news media about crimes against the State of Montana. We don't know enough to comment, regardless of what we think we know, regardless of what we feel.

I'm with those here who feel this is nothing but an attempt to smear the Morses there. Surely a local station can get comments from locals in ITS area. (Now, those are comments I would like to see -- how do the citizens of Montana feel about all of this?)

[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by redwitch

Regardless of how I feel about the Morses, it is not the place of any Villager to make comments to a Montana news media about crimes against the State of Montana. We don't know enough to comment, regardless of what we think we know, regardless of what we feel.

I'm with those here who feel this is nothing but an attempt to smear the Morses there. Surely a local station can get comments from locals in ITS area. (Now, those are comments I would like to see -- how do the citizens of Montana feel about all of this?)

No offense to anyone involved in this project. I don't know the details of what you plan to do with the comments here. But I suppose much has changed since my long career in journalism which ended just a very few short years ago.

Any, and every, editor I've worked with would never allow a story based off of comments made on an Internet forum unless the writer contacted the people who made the comments. Just goes to show the level and credibility of journalism we are reading these days.

THIS IS ALSO OFF THE RECORD.

[Ajack]

Originally Posted by Tweety Bird

If I had a comment, I'd keep it to myself. I'm retired to have a good time not to participate in nasty gossip, whether true or untrue. This is really nasty stuff. Disgusting, actually. If the family actually did this, I question their ethics. Ugh.

[billethkid]

looking for info.
Of course Mark Morse has so many friends in TV at our level...
Of course if we were friends of his at this level we would be quick to respond to some sensationalistic station...hard up enough to solicit a forum..

As much as I have very little respect for the media and it's tactics....this request makes me feel better about the others

Here is my input for the requestors....

btk

[Rag Bagger]

Do you all really think KTVQ is requesting our comments? Looks like some other agenda to me.

[golfnut]

I too am disappointed that an administrator on this site would start this thread, that's my comment...gn

[beartrack]

We should all be honored that a member of the elite media, namely that giant of truth and the American way, KTVQ in Billings Montana, has the confidence in all of us to ask for a comment. Well, I know that it will take courage but, here goes: " NUTS " and as for Tony, please, " don't shoot the messenger "

[Bryan]

I do have a comment. I am appalled - at the Great State of Montana! Why does that state, with multiple agencies involved (as the news story states) take four - count em, FOUR - years to bring charges in a poaching case? Note that all they have done so far is bring charges - not even close to resolving the case. Is the state government so under worked and under utilized that they can afford to spend four years investigating this drivel? Or do they have so few resources that it takes four years to 'investigate' something like this?

My personal opinion of the Morse family isn't important - what is important is that, in this country, you are considered innocent until proven guilty. Any comments on their actions in this case would be premature as they have not been proven guilty of anything.