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Name:   longtimer The author of this post is registered as a member - Email Member
Subject:   boating accident
Date:   8/10/2008 7:36:42 PM

One way to make sure there are fewer careless operators is to make sure they pay for being careless BEFORE something like this happens. Had the driver of this boat been pulled over before the collision, he would be complaining about excessive Marine Police actions... but we wouldn't be talking about accidents, injuries and fatalities. For me, choosing which topic I'd rather see more of is not hard.

As for your impression that people have NOT been complaining about the Marine Police, have you been reading this forum this summer? Several times that has been the most active topic.

In my opinion, the Marine Police need to do MORE random checks, and when they find someone who is drinking, then that person needs to learn what a jail cell looks like from the inside, and they need to know that they have lost their boating PRIVILEGES (not rights) for a summer or two. Maybe then we'll get rid of the sort of carelessness and cavalier attitude towards others that leads to this sort of tragedy.

When you're talking about preventable accidents, especially those that lead to fatalities, "sh*t happens" is NOT an excuse.
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boating accident - GTX - 8/10/2008 1:15:53 PM
     boating accident - POLAR - 8/10/2008 1:46:41 PM
     boating accident - joyrider - 8/10/2008 2:17:04 PM
     boating accident - SlowRide - 8/10/2008 2:23:58 PM
          boating accident - Bob - 8/10/2008 2:32:08 PM
               boating accident - Pontoonfisher - 8/11/2008 10:54:50 AM
                    boating accident - 8hcap - 8/11/2008 6:30:09 PM
          boating accident - DroughtBuster - 8/10/2008 2:41:25 PM
               boating accident - SlowRide - 8/10/2008 2:54:37 PM
                    boating accident - DroughtBuster - 8/10/2008 3:14:27 PM
               Nice hijack of a... - Blue Creeker - 8/10/2008 6:17:31 PM
     boating accident - lakeplumber - 8/10/2008 4:21:17 PM
     boating accident - dillakilla - 8/10/2008 5:53:31 PM
          boating accident - DroughtBuster - 8/10/2008 6:51:42 PM
               boating accident - mccusaf - 8/10/2008 7:34:17 PM
               boating accident - longtimer - 8/10/2008 7:36:42 PM
                    boating accident - DroughtBuster - 8/10/2008 7:59:39 PM
          boating accident - lakeplumber - 8/10/2008 8:31:24 PM
               boating accident - lakeplumber - 8/10/2008 9:24:36 PM
     boating accident - au67 - 8/10/2008 6:05:35 PM
     boating accident - joyrider - 8/10/2008 7:34:27 PM
          boating accident - GTX - 8/10/2008 10:15:59 PM
               boating accident - dragonfly - 8/10/2008 10:55:40 PM
               boating accident - joyrider - 8/10/2008 11:16:08 PM
                    boating accident - Aardvark - 8/11/2008 10:29:57 AM
                         boating accident - Aardvark - 8/11/2008 10:45:02 AM
     Accident - Press Release - Webmaster - 8/10/2008 10:59:41 PM
          Accident - Another article - Lady - 8/11/2008 7:44:02 AM
     Makes me reconsider - MartiniMan - 8/11/2008 8:46:44 AM
          Makes me reconsider - Landlocked - 8/11/2008 10:09:37 AM
          Makes me reconsider - Pontoonfisher - 8/11/2008 10:52:14 AM
     boating accident - LakeLover - 8/11/2008 10:59:33 AM
          Strobe light - TotheLake - 8/11/2008 11:14:53 AM
               Strobe light - MartiniMan - 8/11/2008 12:46:34 PM
                    Strobe light - momo - 8/11/2008 4:34:07 PM
                         Strobe light - mbk - 8/12/2008 8:20:12 AM
                    Flagged post - MartiniMan - 8/11/2008 10:04:54 PM
                         Flagged post - TotheLake - 8/11/2008 10:50:48 PM
     boating accident - CAT BOAT - 8/11/2008 7:57:05 PM
          boating accident - Aardvark - 8/11/2008 11:25:17 PM
     boating accident - cstewa - 8/12/2008 10:28:31 AM


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