jasonvilly Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 From the Edmonton journal http://www.calgaryherald.com/Edmonton+comp...7398/story.html These two clowns who were responsible were already fined under the water act, the judge only fined them $200,000 instead of the maximum $1,000,000. If they have already been caught then why not fine them the full amount if they should have known better. How did the crown come up with the $200,000 amount they recommended? What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironfly Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Makes no sense to me. Neither of the responsible parties were first offenders, and I promise you they were prepared to pay the full fine. I have no documentation to back this up, but I have witnessed the decision-making process first hand. It goes something like this- "How much will compliance cost?" "Ten million dollars, minimum." "How much is the fine?" "One million, maximum." "Hmmm, let me think...pay the fine." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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