Don't forget, there will be two costly court dates, and thousands of dollars in resources spent to prosecute these evil offenders!
Instead, they could have educated the stupid students about their illegal "fun" activity on site and saved the taxpayer a fortune.
Sure, give them a small fine to teach them a lesson and pay for the wardens time.
The fact that the wildlife officers hid in the bushes and waited for them to commit the crime is even funnier.
What ever happened to intervention as opposed to entrapment?
So i guess they don't really care about the fish afterall do they?
Again, there's a big difference between stealing fish with bad intention, knowing you are breaking the law, and some dummies wading around in the water to try their hand at something new.
The younger generation has far less life experiences, tend to be narrow minded, and if you give them a position of authority, they will exercise it as often as possible. Usually incorrectly.
I lived in Jasper National Park for 4 years, i know every old warden in that area.
They enforce the regulations there 10x more than Bowmanville river, but they also know the difference between a professional poacher and some stupid tourists.
You could stab someone in Ontario and suffer less consequences than if you got caught stunt riding with a Rainbow smelt in your bag...
What we have here is a case of poor judgement by some rookie and Totalitarian Ontario Enforcement.
