coastie,
are you saying that i have no common sense.?you never even came close to answering the question.it had so much jibberish i could not understand it.it was and still is a very simple question.you catch the boy and just warn him.as a police officer you are pwerless to do anything anyway.it is a game law and up to the local game warden to enforce that law..anyway!.you catch the boy and let him go with a warning and good talk.a real poacher sees you do this.now if the poacher is caught by you he will use this against you in court.there is no selective enforcement of tha laws.you will be unable to prosecute this man.he can tell his other poaching buddies and it grows.where does it stop.when enforcing the law you can use compassion and common sense and let someone go.if someone sees you let someone go then what?that officer can even be prosecuted for not enforcing the law.
now why do you suggest i have no common sense?