Posted on 10/16/2009 4:15:08 AM PDT by Monte Walsh
A northwestern Wyoming man received a citation for letting his horse wander in Worland, but not before he complained to town law enforcement officials about the absence of a hitching post in front of the local saloon. William Schellinger was cited by Washakie County law enforcement officers for allowing his horse to run at large in this city along the Big Horn River. Schellinger was apparently in a bar early Sunday when his horse wandered away, prompting police to follow it to make sure it didn't cause an accident with a car. After being confronted by officers, Schellinger contended the city didn't have any hitching posts and told them they should spend their time arresting real criminals, not bothering cowboys with wayward horses. Billings Gazette
This story provides a microcosm of what's wrong with todays world: too many laws and not enough common sense.
Besides, no hitching posts and then, bam, enforcement. Isn't that entrapment?
I've been against the whole bailout-stimulus fiasco, but hell, the money is gonna be spent anyway, so spend it on some good, sturdy hitching posts. Do you hear me Worland?
While at NMSU in the 60's, I was among a group (If I remember right, headed up by Ronnie Lamb), who issued a list of COWBOY DEMANDS, in response to a list of demands presented to the NMSU President by the Black Student Union. Our list was mostly the opposite of theirs, i.e. they demanded all campus cops be unarmed, we demanded they carry sawed off shotguns; they demanded more Black Studies courses, we demanded hat racks and spittoons in every classroom, etc. (If any of my old compadres have that list please send it to me). Our list generated a positive editorial in the El Paso Times and was even favorably mentioned on the Paul Harvey News. I think the cowboys in the Worland area better do something similar.
In the meantime I just can't let this stand. You've got to draw the line somewhere and this is it.
Therefore, I'm organizing a NATIONWIDE BOYCOTT OF WORLAND, WYOMING, with said boycott to remain in effect until the hitching posts are in place and the town issues an official apology to Mr. Schellinger and his horse.
Kreg Lombard is the mayor of Worland and his email address is mayor@rtconnect.net and his phone number is 307-347-3000. Other city gov't contacts are here and the email for their chamber of commerce is wtschamber@rtconnect.net.
All patriotic Americans should let the City Fathers know they are joining the boycott organized by The Westerner and demand immediate action to remedy this miscarriage of justice!
Let's have some fun.
I would say that a town is no more resposnible for providing hitching posts then it is responsible for providing parking for cars.
I thought they always let horses walk into bars out West.
If there are a few people that need a hitch, it would be nice to provide them, just as an act of customer service. If not the town then perhaps a business that has an exterior side or back wall they could use. A lot of stores have them around here, because of the Amish. Our local Walmart even built a 3-sided shed off to the side, complete with hitching rail, solely for Amish use.
Maybe he should carry an anchor with him.
That’s funny...
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