We believe that the British government declined to prosecute him to enable the US government to make an example of him.

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The 46-year-old said that the media were "baying" for the judge to make an example of him but asked Lord Bracadale to treat him as leniently as possible.

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At the time of Mr Larsen's imprisonment, many people felt that the government was stretching the law to make an example of him, thus discouraging other fossil hunters from going anywhere near federal land.

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But three years later, federal prosecutors decided to jump into the act and make an example of King by indicting him on federal charges.

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So maybe part of his ouster is due to Cook wanting to make an accountability example from him.

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