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tlapinski · 06-11-2019, 06:46 AM

I believe the only technicality they could get him on, which wasn't represented in the video, is that you need to access the water via public land. If he had to cross private land and did so without permission then might have a case, but if not then he is 100% within his rights to gather seaweed as it appeared he was doing. Just another page in the looooooooong saga of Westerly beachfront landowners against the public. They complain when people use public land in front of their homes as they are allowed to do per state constitution, but they'll be the first ones in line for public funds when a hurricane wipes out their property.

06-11-2019, 06:46 AM	#3
tlapinski All up in the Interweb! iTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the dog house. Posts: 5,196	I believe the only technicality they could get him on, which wasn't represented in the video, is that you need to access the water via public land. If he had to cross private land and did so without permission then might have a case, but if not then he is 100% within his rights to gather seaweed as it appeared he was doing. Just another page in the looooooooong saga of Westerly beachfront landowners against the public. They complain when people use public land in front of their homes as they are allowed to do per state constitution, but they'll be the first ones in line for public funds when a hurricane wipes out their property.
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