One could inquire: Did the perps have running lights? Did the perps have an airhorn? Did the perps have an antenna with radar reflector? Did the perps have one pfd per perp? Did the perps decorate their turtle craft with bright paint or reflective tape? Did the perps know that the civil war has been over for many years? Will the perps be sent to Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, or Bulgaria? Did the perps use a boat trailer, or just roll the turtle down Broadway? BRC-ito Quoting Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>: > Cited for "unsafe sailing" of a vessel that doesn't even have sails. Wha?!! > > http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3444500 > > No mechanical propulsion .... (maybe he just shoulder-bumped the sides > in the general direction he wanted to float). "Could face further > charges." > > Website of the non-sailor/designer/builder/artist www.dukeriley.info > > Self-described as an "artist" and "patriot," 'who combines "populist > myths and reinvented historical obscurities with contemporary social > dilemmas." > > I wonder if that could be used as a defense against charges for unsafe > operation of a marine vessel? > > > Jackie *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Aug 03 2007 - 19:39:52 PDT
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