[graciegirl]

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?)

Red. You are a good person.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by golfnut

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

Tony, the Admin, was merely stating a request from a media outlet. Please Don't shoot the messenger. This thread could be ignored by those who find it distasteful.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by golfnut

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

I agree. We don't know anything about this to be making comments. The fact that it's in the paper, means nothing.

[Sally Jo]

You can bet that the only comments that are reported will be the negative ones. They are'nt interested in anything else.

[bkcunningham1]

Maybe a poll of some sort established by the news media making the initial request would work. I dunno. I'd be interested in knowing how they plan to use the comments they requested from Tony's original request.

[jflynn1]

It is obvious that the citizens of Montana are taking this
issue very seriously. They take the protection of their wildlife and land very seriously

Hopefully these charges will be prosecuted agressively to protect the rules and regulations in Montana that protect and preserve the wildlife. Unfortunately I am sure politics will enter the picture and if they did commit these vial acts ,the individuals charged will not have to face the same penalties as the ordinary citizen.

It is interesting to note that one of the individuals charged always brags about his protection of conservation lands in The Villages. I guess it is OK if he takes a different position in another state with thier wildlife and beautiful
land.

I am sure there is more to the story, however after viewing the news video showing the animals in the wild (the type that were killed) , it is very disturbing that anyone could kill these animals for trophy purposes.

This action really makes you wonder exactly what type of people would do this.

[Qballgreg]

I don't know the Morse's, but I do know the media...you will not see the tone of replies from TV in any news story they do...this is a witch hunt in hopes of finding someone with a vendetta against the Morse family. There is a reason the reporter is in Billings, Montana...one of the smallest markets in the U.S....and it's not his/her expertise in journalism...

[Larry Wilson]

Good post jflynnl. If someone from Montana had come to the Villages in 2006 and cut the heads off the Buffaloes for trophy heads and left their bodies to rot in the fields, I bet the Villagers would of been shocked and all upset. The atitude of as long as it didn't happen here and we aren't affected why should we care... is evident in some people's posts.

[Ajack]

Please don't hang anybody yet. Everybody is innocent, until PROVEN guilty.

[Pturner]

I have no comments for KTVQ, but I certainly don't fault the TOTV admins for telling us that KTVQ requested comments.

[JUREK]

Originally Posted by pturner

i have no comments for ktvq, but i certainly don't fault the totv admins for telling us that ktvq requested comments.

no comment

[Barefoot]

Perhaps KTVQ, rather than looking for individual reactions, is just looking for a group consensus from a resident standpoint, i.e., residents are withholding judgement until the issues are explored in court", or "residents are upset and outraged at the charges and a mob mentality prevails".

I think the consensus so far is "innocent until proven guilty in a court of law".

Still, it is a smelly situation.

[chuckster]

Until the last sentence I was in agreement with you.

imho, sounds like a judgement was just passed by bare ............

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by chuckster

Until the last sentence I was in agreement with you.

imho, sounds like a judgement was just passed by bare ............

I think we all agree that we shouldn't jump to judgment about the Morse case. I wonder why so many jumped to judgment that KTQV was going to use our comments in a negative way.

The request we got from the news director there was very professional, very upbeat and completely sincere. We didn't prejudge them and we ended up in the soup too.

Oh well, such is life in the vortex of public opinion.

JLK

[Rag Bagger]

Show us the request. If it's real.

Why would a viewer in Billings give a hang about our comments? Seems like a cooked up request with another agenda. JMO I have no facts.

If TA doesn't care for my comments just remove me from the site.