:07:01
Cut her down, Russell.
:07:44
- Morning.
- Hey.
:07:46
May I ask you gentlemen what you
have in those pillowcases?
:07:49
Yes, sir, you absolutely may.
:07:52
- Okay, then, I'm asking.
- Well, okay, then.
:07:55
Let's see.
:07:57
We've got five kinds of bromeliad...
:08:01
...one peperomia,
nine orchid varieties.
:08:06
You know,
about 130 plants all told.
:08:09
Which my colleagues here
removed from the swamp.
:08:11
You're aware it's illegal to remove plants
or animals from state-owned land?
:08:16
Yeah, and don't forget...
:08:18
...these plants are all endangered, sir.
Every one of them.
:08:21
Well, exactly. That's exactly the issue.
This is a state preserve.
:08:26
Yes, sir. It is.
:08:28
- But...
- My colleagues are all Seminole Indians.
:08:31
Did I mention that?
You're familiar, I'm sure...
:08:33
...with the State of Florida
v. James E. Billie?
:08:36
So you know that even though Seminole
Chief Billie killed a Florida panther...
:08:41
...one of what, 40 in the entire world?
:08:43
- Forty.
- Forty.
:08:45
The state couldn't successfully
prosecute him...
:08:47
...because, you know, he's an Indian,
and it's his right.
:08:50
As repugnant as you and I, as white
conservationists, might find his actions.
:08:55
- But...
- Not to mention the failed attempts...
:08:58
...on three occasions to prosecute
Seminoles for poaching palm fronds.