People just do not listen

[Mr. 16 gauge]

They know the rules but consciously break them anyway.

I think that this is more the gist of it than anything else.....people don't like a rule, then the hell with it.....it doesn't apply to them, and they do as the please.

....and then they gripe if they get caught & there are consequences.....just look at some of the threads out there on various websites (not just hunting and fishing websites), and you'll find this to be quite a typical thread in some instances.
Example: "I was ticketed because I was running my wave runner and the *$%#&$ DNR gave me a ticket because I was going too fast in a no wake zone!"
..."Did you know that it was a no wake zone?"

...."Yeah, but I didn't think that they'd be out there! I've done it before and didn't get caught!"

The list goes on and on.....................