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Originally Posted by jrc
I look at rafting like a parking restriction. If it's constitutional to have "no parking zones" then its constitutional to have "no rafting zones"
Remember a law can be constitutional and be silly and unfair.
Please use PART Saf-C 407 RAFTING RULES in this link for your guidelines on rafting; http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/saf-c400.html
This an adminstrative rule and it is more strict than the statelaw RSA270:42-46
An interesting part of the law is:
A person shall be guilty of a violation if he: ...Refuses to cooperate with a law enforcement officer in the determination of compliance... |
Thanks for finding that link - I was looking for the full code and couldn't find it.
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Originally Posted by hazelnut
Seriously though? Look I don't really spend any time in Braun Bay. Once a season, if that. The original post an subsequent reply on my part is pointed. Could the Marine Patrol be a bit more courteous in the situation as described? YES! SHOULD the Marine Patrol, who's resources are stretched wafer thin as it is, be out enforcing laws that ACTUALLY endanger the greater boating public (I.E. moving violations). YES!! Pretty simple
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Based on that picture, every one of those boats was in violation. Whether they were singles, pairs or triples, they were all within 25 feet of other boats. I count at least 30. That is a major infraction, in my book. Not to mention, all of the boaters should have quickly complied - and breaking up the group should have taken very little time.
And there was very little traffic on the lake this Fourth of July, compared to previous years.
So, yes - I think the Marine Patrol SHOULD have broken it up. Could they have been courteous? I wasn't there. Perhaps the rudeness was warranted. Perhaps it was uncalled-for and the officers were simply arrogant. Perhaps they were not as rude as the OP makes it seem. But they could also have written citations for everyone there, and that would have taken much more time. So I think they balanced their responsibilities well.