At 10:25 AM 6/12/01 -0700, jackie wrote: > >Looks like the judge felt jail time would have more impact than paying >fines. Could be part of the national trend to crack down on bullies. I >hope awareness of his sentence and fines makes it to the general PWC crowd. You could be right on the bullies -- I hadn't thought of it that way. I do know the local conservation officer and the prosecutor hoped to make an example of the kid, and I suspect word will get around. >Would have been nice to see the judge sentence the guy to community service >including beach clean-ups organized by local paddling clubs where he would >be working alongside kayakers. Unfortunately, not enough beaches on public land in this neck of the woods to be able to do much cleanup. But, a nice thought. BTW, I've already had a couple requests asking if it's all right to forward the original post elsewhere. Anyone that wants to, feel free. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 12 2001 - 12:13:30 PDT
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