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Judge Opinion By: Tomris

In the case of Eric Thomas, I, Judge Tomris Ahmad Shah find that Eric Thomas was not unfairly charged because of his Santeria Religion. Even though the Santeria Religion is from mostly African descent, it has some Christian descent too. When on his property, he killed endangered animals which is against the law. Even though the County of Gilmore gave him the right to build in that specific area where there were quite a few endangered animals and he had the certificate of occupancy, he did not have a scientific review. Eric and his church members, tried not to kill any animal but if you build in a place no matter how much you try, you will still be the death of some animal. The only reason Eric Thomas was convicted because he had the most evidence of disturbing the animals’ habitat and killing the animals to be able to be charged. If another person of another religion had committed the same crime as Eric, they too would have been charged. Although there is a free exercise law in this country, it does not mean you can commit a crime while using that law.

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