Inequality in Sentencing?

[ktrain72]

After reading on the cover of the Ohio Outdoor News "Bill is $13,000 for poached Buck". one only needs to turn to page 6 "Stream pollution on fast track to record year" and read of all the animals killed from polluters and the fines they receive. 36,000 killed animals = $11,000 Fine and 49,000 animals killed = $20,213 and so on. I'm sure this is initial animals killed and doesnt include any long term lasting effects that this may have on the stream and animals in the future of the stream. Between industrial wastes, New Ethanal plants whose pollution problems are yet to be determined long term, and with the growing number of mega hog and cattle farms with bigger and bigger lagoons. Do the fines of polluters go far enough when compared to a poachers fine?

[Wildman18]

I agree completely. Have you looked at how much energy goes into making Ethanol It's almost pointless. Have us noticed how environmental disasters make the back page of news papers. There was a huge oil spill at the mouth of the Kentucky river in the Ohio river it was like 300,000 gal. of oil. It made the back page if the Enquirer in Cincinnati. Of course I had to enlighten my employees on the lasting effects. They had no clue about the ramifications of it.
Until I explained it to them. It's the circle of life not to sound corny

[tod]

All about politics I'm sure....

[coonskinner]

i agree hang them all...:D

[RRmike]

I saw the Ohio Outdoor News article too. What struck me was the title of the article, "Stream Pollution on Fast Track to Record Year." It talks about some of the major sources of pollution, but never names names. To me, if authorities give out the names of poachers, why don't they give the same exposure to the dirty deeds of these farmers? I understand that accidents happen, but it seems that, besides hitting their wallet, the threat of some negative exposure would also be an added incentive to be careful.

About a year ago, Ohio Outdoor News had a similar article about how Ohio is one of the worst polluters of waterways in the nation. I can't figure out why this gets so little press coverage. If it were up to me, the names of these polluters would be plastered on billboards all over the state.