undercover wardens: when should they sting?
#31
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: WV
Posts: 4,484
RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
ORIGINAL: Sylvan
Just the fact that the warden had prior knowledge of the crime about to be committed and was present when it was committed is enough for a "case" for entrapment or in other words an "entrapment defense".
Just the fact that the warden had prior knowledge of the crime about to be committed and was present when it was committed is enough for a "case" for entrapment or in other words an "entrapment defense".
#32
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Boston, Ma
Posts: 125
RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
Sounds to me like your idiot friends don't have much backbone to begin with. They should go to jail just for being stupid enough to keep hanging out with the CO. How many times does someone ask you to do some thing illegal, or stupid before you stop associating with them? One time, pass it off as a misunderstanding. Twice, I write the guy off, as we clearly have different standards. This undercover CO had info, andfound the right two fools. After a time your friends should have reported the CO to the warden service. Their not reporting him to the warden service show they don't have any respect for the game, other hunters, or fair chase ethics. Hopefully this will be a wake up call for you, and you'll start looking forsome real sportsmen to be friends with. My advise, when you do find some honest sportsmen, don't mention your association with those two clowns unless you feel like hunting alone for a while.
#33
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
I do not believe that. If that was the case then undercovers would never be effective and they are effective (obviously)
#34
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: WV
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RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
I understand all that. I just think that when it come down to it, this particular case, imo,from the description, probably has nothing to do with entrapment. Be interesting tohear any results of this case or official word but probably unlikely.
#35
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
I just think that when it come down to it, this particular case, imo,from the description, probably has nothing to do with entrapment.
#36
RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
Didn't they make a movie about these guys?
Oh yea I remember now " dumband dumber "
I think aspell in the butt hut should give them some time to further their education.
Remember you can't pick your family but friends are another story! []
Oh yea I remember now " dumband dumber "
I think aspell in the butt hut should give them some time to further their education.
Remember you can't pick your family but friends are another story! []
#37
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: waterville/barre vermont USA
Posts: 337
RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
for those of you that can't seem to remember the original question, i'll spell this sloooowwllly so that you can understand it: howlong should a warden watch crimes being committed before acting upon them? there, does that help out all that can't remember the question from page one? we don't need to bust on their character or intelligence, they got caught, they know they were wrong, and are willing to do what it takes to put this all behind them. they didn't ditch the country, which would be easy with the border 20 minutes away, nor killed anyone yet, lol. but i bet the undercover guy won't be getting a christmas card next year, heheheh.
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Slower Lower Delaware 1st State
Posts: 1,776
RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
I suppose this topic has drifted a bit.
Answer;
As long as it takes to gather evidence of suspected previous and ongoing crimminal activity against all the perps involved and in accordance with code or statute set forth in a given jurisdiction(local,state,federal).
Answer;
As long as it takes to gather evidence of suspected previous and ongoing crimminal activity against all the perps involved and in accordance with code or statute set forth in a given jurisdiction(local,state,federal).
#40
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Boston, Ma
Posts: 125
RE: undercover wardens: when should they sting?
How long should they wait to make a bust? As long as it takes. I'd rather they wait to make a bust of some substance that will do the public, and the wildlife some good, than bust someone for the first little infraction allowing the criminal to not only be free sooner, but also a little wiser to the workings of the CO's. If you're not doing anything wrong you have nothing to worry about.
The way this thread has been going it sounds to me like the OP, and a few others feel like the CO played dirty pool here, and want to rally, and turn law abiding hunters against the warden service. Sorry, I'm not buying the OP's story that the CO is some how to blame here. The CO did his job and removed a couple of criminals from society.
So, to all the COs and wardens out there, Thank you.
The way this thread has been going it sounds to me like the OP, and a few others feel like the CO played dirty pool here, and want to rally, and turn law abiding hunters against the warden service. Sorry, I'm not buying the OP's story that the CO is some how to blame here. The CO did his job and removed a couple of criminals from society.
So, to all the COs and wardens out there, Thank you.