Re: getting pulled over?
I am new to boat ownership and operation, but i want to add my two cents worth to this thread! First, i believe our waterways need police monitoring...if left "unchecked" boating would become a (free-for-all ) for those with no disipline to act sensibly for the safety of others! However, i am NOT NEW to the tactics some Gaming Officials use: Surveillance via binoculars is no more, and no less than, an invasion of privacy! If the Gaming Official witnesses a "wrong" with the naked eye, then correction is in order, BUT i know of instances where Gaming Officials have taken "stake-out" positions in the woods around the lake and camp sites to "bust" people for the slightest infractions! A friend of mine experienced this tactic first-hand...he had 10' of fishing line with a tiny hook and a piece of corn, no fishing pole, no bobbers etc., just 10' of line and some corn...AND here comes Captain Planet out of the woods from nowhere...Gamewarden makes big deal out of it and wants to handcuff my very cooperative friend, hands behind back, as if he was a dangerous felon! Heres the part of the story i like: my friend was twice the size of this Gamewarden...he politely told the officer that he would do whatever was needed to resolve the issue peacefully, including the trip "downtown", but hands cuffed behind the back was not going to happen! my friend politely explained He would be cooperative but not humiliated, and informed the Warden IF he didn't act reasonable towards him about the situation, (instead of trying to be a hero), things could possibly get out of hand in attempts to hand-cuff him...BTW, my friend is a Louisiana Bayou native and doesnt take kindly to being "SPYED" on! true law enforcement is one thing, covert operations on somebody without due cause is nothing but invasion of ones privacy! Wonder how that Gamewarden would feel if you set outside his house and watched his every move with binoculars!!!???
