Mention the words “Bobby Unser” to sports fans and most of them would immediately think about the Indy 500, the “greatest spectaacle in racing,” which the New Mexico native won three times (1968, 1975 and 1981).

But ask certain enforcement types at the U.S. Forest Service about those two words and the first words that come to their mind will probably be more along the lines of “criminal” and “let’s make him an example.”

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