PrepTest 92+, Section 1, Question 16
Park ranger: It is unfair to cite people for fishing in the newly restricted areas. They probably are unaware of the changes in regulations, since even many of us who are supposed to enforce these changes have not yet been informed of them. Until we have made a real effort to publicize the new restrictions, we should do no more than issue a simple warning against fishing in the newly restricted areas.
Park ranger: It is unfair to cite people for fishing in the newly restricted areas. They probably are unaware of the changes in regulations, since even many of us who are supposed to enforce these changes have not yet been informed of them. Until we have made a real effort to publicize the new restrictions, we should do no more than issue a simple warning against fishing in the newly restricted areas.
Park ranger: It is unfair to cite people for fishing in the newly restricted areas. They probably are unaware of the changes in regulations, since even many of us who are supposed to enforce these changes have not yet been informed of them. Until we have made a real effort to publicize the new restrictions, we should do no more than issue a simple warning against fishing in the newly restricted areas.
Park ranger: It is unfair to cite people for fishing in the newly restricted areas. They probably are unaware of the changes in regulations, since even many of us who are supposed to enforce these changes have not yet been informed of them. Until we have made a real effort to publicize the new restrictions, we should do no more than issue a simple warning against fishing in the newly restricted areas.
Which one of the following is a principle that, if valid, most helps to justify the park ranger's argument?
People should not be cited for violating laws of which they are unaware.
Regulations regarding park use should be widely publicized.
The public should not be expected to know more about the law than any law enforcement officials do.
People who fish in a public park should make every effort to be fully aware of the restrictions that govern fishing in the park.
People who are caught in the act of violating a law should be afforded the opportunity to explain why they think that law does not apply to them.
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