There is a lot of inaccurate information flowing here. There is no such thing as a "hamlet" in New York State, so I don't know exactly what LJD is trying to refer to. State, County, Town, City, Village. Thats it as far as NYS goes. As for the news report, the charge is not "discharging a Firearm within 500 feet of a structure" but rather "Discharging a Firearm within 500 feet of an occupied dwelling"- in other words, the charge involves ILLEGALLY discharging a gun with 500 feet of someone ELSES home. IME this charge normally requires a complainant, other than the ECO in this case, making a stink about the gunshots. The story says the ECO was called there as the result of complaint, not just out of the blue, and that would be the "why" that brought him there in the first place. In the normal course of investigating similar charges it usually comes down to determining the facts and advising the complainant that there was a potentially rabid animal in play and that's the end of it. Of course that's the sticky part since all we have is the poor, allegedly persecuted farmers word on what took place. Since none of us were there, we don't know what the farmer said, did or didn't do, do we? Could be the ECO is way out of line, but it's pretty apparent the farmer isn't too tightly wrapped. Again, based on my 23 years dealing with people in NY and it's court system, the right way to handle such a simple thing if it's a misunderstanding is to go to the local justice court, explain the facts and straighten it out. While the ECO may have been harsh, (or not, we don't know), posting signs accusing the DA of perversion and the like is certainly not the correct way to handle such a situation. Approaching the Farm Bureau, Grange, dairy co-operative and other agricultural entities, local fish and game clubs, sportsman's organizations, gun rights organizations, etc. for support would do far more good that ranting on makeshift bill boards and calling people names.
If the farmer really did shoot a rabid coon and is in this predicament, I'm sorry for him. But acting like a horses behind isn't the way to win the battle or the war.
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