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06-02-2011, 12:42 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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How many injuries do hooks cause? Maybe they'll ban hooks
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06-02-2011, 12:49 PM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by striperman36
How many injuries do hooks cause? Maybe they'll ban hooks
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Let's keep the thread to DEATHS! I'm sure hooks cause millions of deaths to fish but I haven't heard of any human deaths?  |
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06-02-2011, 01:18 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Originally Posted by PRBuzz
Let's keep the thread to DEATHS! I'm sure hooks cause millions of deaths to fish but I haven't heard of any human deaths? |
Maybe we should be labeling hooks, not for use with humans, do not swallow. |
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06-02-2011, 02:23 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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so what they are saying is that people dont fall overboard out of boats longer than 18'.....
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06-02-2011, 04:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockfish9
so what they are saying is that people dont fall overboard out of boats longer than 18'.....
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No, I'd assume they have statistics that show that smaller boats tend to incur more deaths from people falling overboard.
Which does sort of make sense.
I'm not sure you can argue the "nanny state" on this one. You have taxpayer funded responders who don't get to save this person or not that person simply because of how they're dressed. I'm sure they have data that suggests the most unnecessary deaths, which consume taxpayer resources, are from smaller boats...and distract from the more legitimate cases of responsible boaters in emergency situations.
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Last edited by spence; 06-02-2011 at 05:15 PM..
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06-02-2011, 05:51 PM
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
No, I'd assume they have statistics that show that smaller boats tend to incur more deaths from people falling overboard.
Which does sort of make sense.
I'm not sure you can argue the "nanny state" on this one. You have taxpayer funded responders who don't get to save this person or not that person simply because of how they're dressed. I'm sure they have data that suggests the most unnecessary deaths, which consume taxpayer resources, are from smaller boats...and distract from the more legitimate cases of responsible boaters in emergency situations.
-spence
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06-02-2011, 06:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Originally Posted by Pete F.
Using that logic, should all swimmers be required to wear life preservers?
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That's not the same logic.
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06-03-2011, 07:14 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
No, I'd assume they have statistics that show that smaller boats tend to incur more deaths from people falling overboard.
Which does sort of make sense.
I'm not sure you can argue the "nanny state" on this one. You have taxpayer funded responders who don't get to save this person or not that person simply because of how they're dressed. I'm sure they have data that suggests the most unnecessary deaths, which consume taxpayer resources, are from smaller boats...and distract from the more legitimate cases of responsible boaters in emergency situations.
-spence
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Don't agree.. I may be cruel, but 700 nationwide is a deaths is a drop in the ocean compared to the billions of dollars that is already being spent to maintain these services. They are there anyway so its not really an additional cost. |
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