The groups filed more lawsuits, and the animosity grew. Polarized debate St. James City charter captain Dusty Harrington and Save the Manatee Club Executive Director Judith Vallee exemplify the polarized debate. The Save the Manatee Club uses emotion and sleight of hand and outright lies to the stir the emotions of people, Harrington said. It s wholesale slaughter. I like manatees.
Manatees are cool.
But the manatee club is really starting to trample the rights of people. They re going to shut most of us down. I m already hemmed in. Everywhere I fish is a manatee speed zone. Vallee called the manatee a political hot potato.