Closing beaches

[BigFish]

Unfortunately JD that 7 year old girl needed to be told and her parents did not heed the warning. Its just a shame when such things happen. Often times when they do JD......folks like to sue the local, state or federal entities because somehow they feel it was their fault.

[Plum Crazy]

Last week(on Plum Island) during Hurricane Bill they closed the beaches at noontime. Coming up on high tide. They threw everyone off the beach and stationed police at every path that led to the beach.
Just when the birds were cranking on the sandbar.
Some of us had no intention of going "in" the water but because there are so many STUPID people the rest of us had to leave.
There wasn't any danger from the waves but the undertow and rips were incredible. The bass were loving it.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Unfortunately JD that 7 year old girl needed to be told and her parents did not heed the warning. Its just a shame when such things happen. Often times when they do JD......folks like to sue the local, state or federal entities because somehow they feel it was their fault.

I completely understand. The signs were up and the beach was closed. Due diligence has been done. It is unfortunate that the girl died, but it is still my opinion that the government should advise and then it is the parent's call - they made a stupid one and now have to live with it.

The litigious nature of this society is the principle problem. People won't own up to their actions. Idiots have the mentality: "Something bad happened to me, it must be someone else's fault."

Also, the village should raise a child, the parents should.

[Plum Crazy]

This is nobody's fault but their own.
Society is severly lacking in common f'ing sense.
Even me, though I love fishing storms and toughing out big waves have enough freakin sense to say "WHOA! That was too close!" I back off.
The common people just do not know what bad seas are, or look like. They just think they are cool.
It takes experience to know what certain waves do and how an undertow or riptide will effect what you are doing while in the water. I'd bet that 90% of the population have no clue.
That is why people die.