We've actually run into one case that was well over $100,000 in damage and it's still a misdemeanor. That's bad.

We saw a lot of that immediately following Katrina. I hope we stopped most of it, but I'm sure there are complaints we don't hear about.

We believe there will be other charges against the suspect.

I thought it was going to be a model bill for the country. The bankers are scared to death of it. And frankly, they ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Small attacks -- those under $5,000 damage -- should be treated as a misdemeanor and not a felony. But multiple attacks should be treated as one large attack and punished accordingly,

It's the one thing we can actually do something about. Obey the laws. If you're going to run fast, stay in the middle of the channel because the manatees spend more time on the edges where the grass is.