I'd have to disagree here! As far as the officer being in trouble for not inforcing the law. I would think that just as a traffic officer can let you off with a warning, an officer could choose to let this kid go with a warning!
I don't think that he would be doing this kid a favor by ignoring his poaching though! He needs to find out what is going on in the home! It is not the kids responsibility to provide for the family, its the parents! I will also stand by my statement that if the kid is allowed to break these laws, it can lead to much larger problems later on!
I also agree with Akbound, this is 2004, not the 1930's! There is a hell of a lot of difference in these two time periods! And again I say, "too proud to ask for assistance or take an odd job, but not too proud to steal or teach your kid to steal!" Something is really wrong with that picture!