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Originally Posted by The Big Kahuna
Let the Marine Patrol handle it? That is a joke! I own a Baja, NO I DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE POKER RUN.
I was recently stopped by the Marine Patrol for the 150" rule, but I was 200 ft. from the only boat around. They are enforcing rules that have not even been broken because of the stuid hesteria being caused. It is lawless and unconstitutional the way they are patroling the lake.
They are stopping boats without proable cause and the officers are babies, all around 20 years old with little to no practical boating or law-enforcement experience. They need to do some real policing and go after the boats causing the problems, not just the power boats that are an easy target.
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You do have the right to contest any ticket you receive on water or land if you feel you were not in the wrong and especailly if you feel you were stopped without cause. So if you feel MP did not have probable cause or were wrong in their assessment contest the written ticket (if they gave you one). If it were only a warning - visit the MP and talk to the officer on duty about your concerns.
Unfortunatley the state does not allocate a HUGE amount of funds to MP so the pay is low and this isn't a real attration for many people that need to support a family and such, so it's no suprise the younger generation fill many of the positions, but to their credit, this is a start (i.e. experience) in the law enforcement arena.
I couldn't agree with you more when you say "stuid hesteria being caused", and this forum is a place where some (repeat - some) of it is caused. And you know as well as I do that MP are logged on to this forum.
Again today I notice a common thread in peoples messages - people will without hesitation complain and accuse MP, boaters, the lake, ....... but when it comes to taking action to do something about it to ensure that it doesn't happen to them again or others - I'm not reading or hearing anything.
Come on folks lets get on the stick and be proactive and get the things we want and need and if that's better policing of the lake - it can be done.