Hooray! The person who apparently ran over 12 geese will see some justice, thanks to the cooperative efforts of the Albert Lea Police, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A 21-year-old man was alledgedly responsible for the goose massacre in the early hours of July 24, but though police knew who he was, he had left the state and misdemeanor charges didn’t warrant his extradition.

That’s where the conservation agencies could help. He was issued a federal citation for violation of the migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Had these agencies been unable to work together, justice for the murdered geese may not have come about. In the grand scheme of all that’s bad, perhaps killing 12 geese doesn’t seem like a big deal.

Some say smoking marijuana is no big deal, either, but talk to law enforcement and they will frequeently tell you smoking pot can lead to using far more dangerous drugs, such as cocaine and meth.

Killing defenseless animals can lead to an insensitivity to killing in general, and lead to far more harmful acts against others.

As long as there are people out there who think it’s OK to engage in illegal activity, or which is disrepectful of life

&045; human or animal &045; it’s comforting to know each of our law enforcment agencies are working to bring about justice for those harmed.