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I could echo the nice things Gilly and Monty ( and doubtless countless others) say of Rick, and and a lengthy list of my own.
But really, it takes away from the point. This isn't a contest to line up people to say nice things about one of the people involved in order to build credibility for either one of them. Im sure the "supa-visor" of the spot in question could have people line up to say wonderful things about him as well....
The point is - if ANY of the long list of actions taken by the offending person in this encounter is true.... they are well beyond the bounds of reasonable behavior, especially towards a brother surfcaster....
I defy any reasonable person to justify any of those things to me as "ok to do" for ANY reason.....
I'll give anyone a "bad day" or poor singular outburst.... but this?
Pull that stuff in a public place where a cop is standing- and youll be calling the number on Prevost's business card.....
Numby's right - this is learned behavior. you do stuff like that because it get results. The problem is - eventually you will run into someone who isnt smart enough to be the bigger person and see whats to lose vs. 5 seconds of feeling good after throwing a punch. Apparently this person has avoided that experience til now.
Like Derek says... there's ALWAYS someone bigger and badder than you out there, you just dont know when you are going to meet them.
The other problem is that by doing the correct thing ( a la Foley and Hern) and not letting it devolve into a physical confrontation.... you are conceding a principle that all have equal access to a spot- first come first served...
and I think thats the part that rubs reasonable people the wrong way - caught between " wanting to stand up for the correct principle" - and the reality of " i'm too old and have too much to lose to be getting in a fistfight over this like a 7 year old".....
I will always stick up for the principle - but not at the expense of putting my life, livelihood, loved ones, liberty and property at risk.....
Let's try to keep it in perspective - it's fishing..... and respect is a two way street.......realize when you have been shown some, even if you don't necessarily see it "your" way all the time....
I've learned in 20 years of Fire, EMS and Emergency Medicine: you cant fix crazy, or stupid... you can only manage it situationally as best you can, and move on.
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