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<blockquote data-quote="EastTNHunter" data-source="post: 5455187" data-attributes="member: 8364"><p>I wouldn't go so far as to blame it on TWRA for it being drug out. I know some TWRA folks, and they will tell you that they can have a bulletproof case and they know that it won't stick since wildlife crimes are often viewed as victimless crimes. Judges throw out cases, throw in procedural delays, decide to not allow certain evidence to be admissible, or let punishment slide even if someone is found guilty. Local judges are elected positions, and they want to return favors and stay in their position. Add to this that there are big dollar lawyers involved (like the Bowmars) and you start to better understand why it's so hard to tell fact from fiction in these cases.</p><p></p><p>I don't know the details in this case, but we are only hearing one side of it, and I'm sure that it's all that we will ever be allowed to hear. Just because a case is dropped or thrown out does not make someone exonerated or innocent. It makes them not guilty of the charges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EastTNHunter, post: 5455187, member: 8364"] I wouldn’t go so far as to blame it on TWRA for it being drug out. I know some TWRA folks, and they will tell you that they can have a bulletproof case and they know that it won’t stick since wildlife crimes are often viewed as victimless crimes. Judges throw out cases, throw in procedural delays, decide to not allow certain evidence to be admissible, or let punishment slide even if someone is found guilty. Local judges are elected positions, and they want to return favors and stay in their position. Add to this that there are big dollar lawyers involved (like the Bowmars) and you start to better understand why it’s so hard to tell fact from fiction in these cases. I don’t know the details in this case, but we are only hearing one side of it, and I’m sure that it’s all that we will ever be allowed to hear. Just because a case is dropped or thrown out does not make someone exonerated or innocent. It makes them not guilty of the charges. [/QUOTE]
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