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Keith B wrote:

minytrker wrote:The AG doing nothing and someone at the roadeo saying they will just pay the daily fine really bothers me.

Unfortunately this is not uncommon. I was on a jury where the defendant was charged with a city ordinance violation for posting temporary signs without a permit. He basically testified in court that he had tried advertising via standard methods and it was very costly and didn't gain him as much as signs did. We could tell he was playing the system and the fines. He would request a jury trial, plead that he was just a poor immigrant who was trying to make a living, and hope the jury would reduce his fine from the maximum. Unfortunately, even as the foreman, I couldn't convince two female jurors that he needed to be hit with the maximum fine. So in the interest of not holding the Judge and others up the other 3 male jurors and I agreed to reduce the fine to what the ladies wanted of $250 from $500. So, while he was fined, he still won by getting the fine reduced. We found out afterward from the city code inspector that this was his 5th incident in court and he had two additional tickets pending for the exact same thing.

Jeff Barriault wrote:

winters wrote:I guess now that the rodeo is over they have even less of a reason to do anything?

I wouldn't necessarily say that. Like myself, others who have filed formal complaints with the AG's office have likely received correspondence stating that the matter is being investigated. Until I myself receive notice that the mater is closed I'm going to assume the process is working. If I fail to receive further notice within a reasonable amount time you can rest assured I will follow up with the AG's office concerning my complaint.

Granted the process worked too slow to make a difference at this year's rodeo, but I remain optimistic that it will be resolved before next year.

338winmag wrote:Email sent.

ETA: Maybe there is a certain number of complaints needed before the AG actually does something. Or, it's just a law that was passed just to make some people happy, and really isn't enforceable. Think about it, the government is going to fine the government.