Peter Duniho wrote:


It's not the controller's job to ensure that the pilot is obeying the FARs.
If the pilot claims that flight visibility is 1 mile, the controller should
approve SVFR (assuming the necessary traffic separation conditions are met).

That would only apply if there were no weather reporting at the field.
If the field has an ASOS, for example, then it would have to report at
least a mile, no matter what you say.