Re: "2 avoid prison time in moon-rocks theft"

[MKIRKALDY@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/7/2003 10:09:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dmschmidt@sprint.ca writes:

< Yes.....that sure is a sensible, non judgemental comment if ever I heard one. 
 Contrary to what you believe, not all dealers operate outside of the 
law.......but unfortunately there are far too many "professionals" and 
"academics" out there with your mindset who will just never believe that
commercial collecting can be done responsibly, and to the mutual benefit of 
both business and legitimate science. >

Both your stance and mine on the question are well known and documented in the 
DML archives.  As a member of SVP, I take the ethics statement very seriously: 
http://www.vertpaleo.org/policy/ethics.html
and have been active in supporting The Paleontological Resources Preservation 
Act (H.R. 2416).  Anything less would be a sell(out).  

See also SVP's statement at:
http://www.vertpaleo.org/policy/policy_statement_Preservation.html
and Richard Stucky's testimony in front of the US Senate Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources at:
http://www.senate.gov/%7Eenergy/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=325&wit_id=760

< I thank God everyday for the GROWING number of acdemics out there who do not 
share your outdated beliefs..........>
Do you have statistics on this groundswell movement?  

Mary