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Originally Posted by wheresmy50
To youre point BD, it is certainly nice to warn people if you know something they don't . . . but it doesn't always work.
I was at BT point one sunny summer Saturday, having some fun with bluefish and small bass. There were 2 or 3 young kids playing at the water line (not near it, in it). I advised the mother that this was dangerous. She either ignored me or didn't understand English, and I went back to fishing. Whether I should have or not, I kept an eye on the kids from where I was fishing.
I remember someone died in Gansett a few years ago rescuing someone elses kid. The kid and it's parents survived. The kid was innocent, but the parents? Someone has to give their life because of bad parenting? It's different since it was a kid, but how far do you go to protect someone from their own stupidity? Risk a fight with some drunk and his girlfriend who are too close to the water at Hazard? Why?
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i hear ya where'smy,,,,,,,,,,,,
and i certainly do not advocate life threatening risk,
and you are correct in that some people just don't GET IT!
my comments were more along the lines of; rather than walking away shaking our heads and chocking the potential loss of life to STUPIDITY and DARWIN how much does it cost us to TRY to put a bug in someone's ear??
it sort of relates to fishing. we don't always catch, but when we do it is sweeeeet. just as likely, what harm is there in warning 5 people and 4 heed your warnings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not bad odds if ya ask me and WELL WORTH the effort.
as far as the drunken bumpkin and his girl goes, i've not met too many drunks that i couldn't "manage". and that is very sad that someone lost their life saving that kid; yet, i can think of a sheet load of ways that i'd NOT want to go compared to that and depending on the circumstances,,,,,,,,,,
i can't say that i would not have done the same thing~~~that is a crossroads i don't wish on ANYONE.