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Originally Posted by Uncle Matt
How many people here bitch when they see officers doing nothing and not doing "their jobs?" I wouldn't call an officer doing a safety check wasteing your time as it was so eloquently put.
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Bob I would look into into the law and then appeal it. Go have your say. Maybe in the end it will be dismissed. Either way, he was doing his job and trying to enforce the boating safety laws. I don't know how many people call that being a fool.
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Good luck Bob.
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I agree with this post.
While I think the fine was not called for (he should have given a warning) I'll guarantee memorial day weekend there will some tragedy of a boat going down, either over loaded, no life jackets, no vhf, no working bildge pump, someone going out in a small boat in rough conditions when they should not, ect.....
And then there are the boaters who can't seem to remember or care about the safety gear, but never forget the booze before leaving the dock.
And when that happens not only are the boat owners putting themselves and passengers in danger, they put the EP, coast guard, rescuers, ect.... in danger!
Personally,
I think you going out on "a blustery 38 degree day" in a small boat would cause concern with me if I was the ep officer.