Pssst! Hey kid want a turtle?
Yesterday in the Journal Star there was an article about a man getting busted for selling undersized turtles. In the seventies they made a law that made it illegal to sell turtles under four inches because stupid kids would put them in their mouths and get sick. First item of disclosure, I had turtles as pets growing up. It never occured to me to put a turtle in my mouth because my parents raised me to have common sense. My brother never put a turtle in his mouth, once again that common sense thing. It sucks that stupidity has to be legislated. In the past, idiots putting turtles in their mouths may have been seen as natural selection.
Since undersized turtles are such a crime fighting priority, I now have a new approach for getting rid of the drug houses in the neighborhood. Since the police don’t care if the area residents are offered drugs and have to put up with the bullshit that goes along with having a major drug supply house for the city a few blocks down and over (an officer informed us of that), I am just going to start calling the police to report turtle selling. That seems to get their attention and nets results. So drug/turtle dealers you are officially on notice. Selling turtles doesn’t play in Peoria but drugs, hey, what the hell!
September 27, 2007 12:30 pm 
idonotknowme, September 27, 2007 @ 2:52 pm
Yet another example of why it would be good for all laws to automatically expire unless specifically reauthorized by a new vote. That way laws like this would get looked at by a whole new group of legislators periodically. The fresh look would have chance to arrive at the correct “WTF were they thinking when the passed that, no way I am voting for that today” response.
Sue, September 27, 2007 @ 3:39 pm
I saw that article yesterday also, and blogged about it…what’s the big crime? I thought the same thing you did (great minds think alike) Busted for selling turtles? When Peoria is on what number homicide? I had turtles all my life, matter a fact, just up until a few years ago when my beloved “Swifty” passed away. And BTW, I never did put him in my mouth!
Crime Fighting "T", September 27, 2007 @ 3:56 pm
I also had turtles, but never put them in my mouth either. But now that the idea is out there, I have an uncontrollable urge…….
Sue, September 27, 2007 @ 3:58 pm
Let’s all put turtles in our mouths! oh wait…it might be a crime here in Peoria! Busted!
eastbluffbarbie, September 27, 2007 @ 5:54 pm
Crime Fighting “T”,
Does that “T” happen to stand for turtle? Are you a “hero in a half shell”? Do you have “Turtle Power”?
Crime Fighting "T", September 27, 2007 @ 5:59 pm
gurgle, kack, hrrph!
eastbluffbarbie, September 27, 2007 @ 6:00 pm
I think Crime Fighting “T” is choking on his turtle!
Sue, September 27, 2007 @ 6:33 pm
What kind of shells is he packing on his turtle?
Oh my…the Crime Fighting Turtle of Peoria! And to think…I saw it here first!
Todd Preble, September 27, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Go Turtle power! They always did fight crime in their own way!
East Bluff, September 27, 2007 @ 8:35 pm
What if we just start telling local idiots that you can get really wasted if you lick the turtle, ya know like the toad.
Don’t ya wonder if the people that spent time, money and energy to pass such a law are related to the dumbasses that put the turtles in their mouth in the first place. Same gene pool?
jenjw4, September 28, 2007 @ 9:20 am
MMMMMM, Turtleriffic, so tasty!