Has cockfighting always been against the law? When I read
Cockfighter a few weeks ago I got curious about this same
topic because there were cops at some of the fights for
security. I looked it up on wikipedia which claims that
cockfighting is legal in New Mexico and Louisiana, but didn't
see a date when laws against it were passed in other states.
From reading the book I got the feeling it was legal but
frowned on for the illegal gambling taking place at the
fights; the cockfighter magazines Frank reads and is
mentioned in added to my thinking it was legal since there
were magazines chronicling all the fights and where they
are/were held. If laws against cockfighting weren't passed
until after Cockfighter was written does that mean it still
qualifies as a noir-without-crime book? ;) (playing devil's
advocate)
Amy
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, DJ-Anonyme@... wrote:
>
> Vicki has already pointed out that cockfighting
itself is a crime.
> Also, although it wasn't a big plot point in
Willeford's book, wasn't
> one of the hotel room cockfights ripped off at
gunpoint?
>
> Mark
>
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