Harvey, there's no debate about guilt. Reno freely admits it. The debate is about appropriate discretionary law enforcement for a violation of the vehicle code. The lady sitting on her husband's lap presented ZERO danger to society on this 5 minute shuttle ride.
Our court system is overwhelmed with drug dealers, robbers, burglars, drunk drivers, and violent offenders. Is it a good use of limited law enforcement resources for a State Park Ranger to ruin peoples' vacations over a shuttle ride without a seat belt? Of course he has the authority to write 2 citations and threaten to kick them out of the park, but he does not have an obligation to do that. This citation is entirely discretionary. It provides no public safety benefit- it's purely punitive.
