Lawyers seemed to have taken control in Lansing and we’re back to writing reports and submitting them to prosecutors for warrants.” “And you hate it.” “We’re going backwards,” he said. “Too many prosecutors are now weighing the politics before they weigh the law, and a lot of these young prosecutors are city kids who don’t know shit-all about the woods, and think DNR violations are minor-league trash, so they pretty much ignore them. Our young officers can make a great case, file a report, and wait months or longer. It’s like stroking a fly ball you won’t know for months will be caught,
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