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JohnnyD · 02-12-2010, 01:04 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but while the dollar amount may seem to be extreme (impossible to know as they only list the dollar amount and not the violation), there still must have been grounds for them to be fined else the article would be fill with cases of where people faced unjust fines that were thrown out during appeal.

While a $270,000 fine seems extremely high, the article gives no way to know if it was issued due to a somewhat innocent paperwork issue or a habitual offender of poaching.

To use a motor vehicle analogy: even though a speeding fine might be $400 and a judge decreases the fine to $100, it does not make the initial fine unreasonable nor does it make the driver any less guilty of the offense.

02-12-2010, 01:04 PM	#2
JohnnyD Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mansfield, MA Posts: 5,238	Correct me if I'm wrong, but while the dollar amount may seem to be extreme (impossible to know as they only list the dollar amount and not the violation), there still must have been grounds for them to be fined else the article would be fill with cases of where people faced unjust fines that were thrown out during appeal. While a $270,000 fine seems extremely high, the article gives no way to know if it was issued due to a somewhat innocent paperwork issue or a habitual offender of poaching. To use a motor vehicle analogy: even though a speeding fine might be $400 and a judge decreases the fine to $100, it does not make the initial fine unreasonable nor does it make the driver any less guilty of the offense.