During a visit to the Adirondacks last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recalled retrieving a feather shed by an eagle that “swooped down right next to us with this beautiful, graceful glide” as he was canoeing with his family on Lake Saranac. Cuomo did not realize he was confessing to a crime.
As the Associated Press pointed out, picking up that feather was a federal offense, punishable by a maximum fine of $5,000 and up to a year in prison. Cuomo, who said he would remedy the situation by returning the feather to the lake or surrendering it to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, clearly does not expect to be punished for a crime he committed inadvertently. Therein lies a lesson he should take to heart, Jacob Sullum writes.
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