Comments on: Arizona Game & Fish commissioner pleads not guilty to poaching http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/08/arizona-game-fish-commissioner-pleads-not-guilty-to-poaching/ Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 20:26:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rankle_hiway http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/08/arizona-game-fish-commissioner-pleads-not-guilty-to-poaching/comment-page-1/#comment-74272 rankle_hiway Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:55:57 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=49168#comment-74272 Let me make sure I have this straight ... Jack Husted, Game & Fish Commissioner, twice over, reserve game officer for twenty years, and who voted - as Commissioner voted twice for this regulation, wants to be held to a different standard of conduct than he has proscribed, and enforced, for the rank and file citizenry of Arizona these last twenty years? Really, Mr. Husted? Because you turned yourself in you deserve different treatment than the average citizen? Seems to me - as a former and retired wildlife officer myself - that you, in fact should be held to a HIGHER standard than the average citizen. Especially as one who not only voted for this regulation twice, but is charged with knowing the wildlife laws and regulations of the state of Arizona. Seems to me you're playing the "special treatment" card, sir ... and as one who did play fairly with the public for twenty years, I like it not at all. There is no provision in AZ Law for giving warnings for wildlife violations - the wording reads " ... shall issue a citation ..." not "may" or "depending on who it is, might ..." I'm fairly confident that your local Justice of the Peace will probably give you a suspended sentence or the county prosecutor will move for delayed prosecution [NB: no similar violations for one year and the charge just goes away ...] based on WHO YOU ARE. But, as I remember you ... and I do - you never gave anyone a warning when you could write paper. Be ashamed, sir. Be ashamed. Let me make sure I have this straight … Jack Husted, Game & Fish Commissioner, twice over, reserve game officer for twenty years, and who voted – as Commissioner voted twice for this regulation, wants to be held to a different standard of conduct than he has proscribed, and enforced, for the rank and file citizenry of Arizona these last twenty years?

Really, Mr. Husted?

Because you turned yourself in you deserve different treatment than the average citizen?

Seems to me – as a former and retired wildlife officer myself – that you, in fact should be held to a HIGHER standard than the average citizen. Especially as one who not only voted for this regulation twice, but is charged with knowing the wildlife laws and regulations of the state of Arizona.

Seems to me you’re playing the “special treatment” card, sir … and as one who did play fairly with the public for twenty years, I like it not at all. There is no provision in AZ Law for giving warnings for wildlife violations – the wording reads ” … shall issue a citation …” not “may” or “depending on who it is, might …”

I’m fairly confident that your local Justice of the Peace will probably give you a suspended sentence or the county prosecutor will move for delayed prosecution [NB: no similar violations for one year and the charge just goes away ...] based on WHO YOU ARE.

But, as I remember you … and I do – you never gave anyone a warning when you could write paper.

Be ashamed, sir. Be ashamed.

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