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Those who have been accused of a crime must believe that they will get a fair trial. However, the victims of crime must believe that they, too, will get a fair hearing.
When it comes to depredations on wildlife, Scotland is now a target for egg collectors, who can get away with things in Scotland that they cannot get away with in England.
I sympathise with the point that Bill Aitken has made. We are getting just one side of the story. This is not a new situation, as I remember that 15 or 20 years ago there was a problem with getting replacements for wardens—it is not always easy to fill the posts.