Ms Weinstein, et al,

> Tweeters and the rest of the world need more compassionate and caring people
> like Margaret not less of them. That was a very rude response.

The rudeness you should be referring to is the calling of everyone on
the list, savages, who chases starlings from their feeders, or who
hunt, or fish, or do anything else you disagree with.

Grownups understand that not every opinion they hold will be met with
approval by others. Grownups get over that and move forward without
impugning the character of those that hold those opinions. Grownups
don't pout and run away.


Scott Ray
Yakima

On Jan 25, 2008 12:35 PM, Diane Weinstein <diane_weinstein at msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Tweeters and the rest of the world need more compassionate and caring people
> like Margaret not less of them. That was a very rude response.
>
> Diane Weinstein
> Issaquah
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott R a y
> To: Tweeters
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] at #$%^& starlings
>
> Please.
>
> On Jan 24, 2008 8:27 PM, Margaret Parkinson <margparkie at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Thank you for your apology, Wilson. Nice to read someone with some
> > awareness.
> >
> > I am unsubscribing from Tweeters this evening.
> >
> > Obviously, many members are not sensitive or even thoughtful enough about
> > this matter; nor do they care enough about birds to consider non-lethal
> > alternatives to problems.
> >
> > My position is the same as Dennis Paulson's when he wrote: "I often
> defend
> > starlings to people who despise them, saying it's our fault they are here,
> > not theirs, and that's entirely true."
> >
> > Anyway, although I have learned a lot from Tweeters and I have met some
> > great people--I also am no longer willing to come across these horrible
> > posts. As important as conservation is (and I consider myself a
> > conservationist) the lives of individuals (human and non-human species)
> are
> > also important. I am sorry to find that some birders do not value the
> > individual lives of some birds.
> >
> > Margaret Parkinson
> > University District, Seattle
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Scott R a y
> Aflac District Coordinator
> Yakima, WA
> mryakima at gmail dot com
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Aflac District Coordinator
Yakima, WA
mryakima at gmail dot com