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Old 07-07-2022, 09:20 AM   #1
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A long time ago I asked marine patrol if I could shoot water balloons at NWZ violators to make them slow. “Nope, it would be considered assault. Long stream squirt gun? Nope! Paintballs? Nope! Potatoes from a potato gun? NOTHING!”

It was fun to think about anyway!


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Old 07-07-2022, 09:26 AM   #2
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A long time ago I asked marine patrol if I could shoot water balloons at NWZ violators to make them slow. “Nope, it would be considered assault. Long stream squirt gun? Nope! Paintballs? Nope! Potatoes from a potato gun? NOTHING!”

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I was going through the NWZ between Bear and Pine the other day and saw a jet ski go though without even slowing down. I told my daughter I was going to flag them down and ask them if they knew it was a NWZ or if they chose to ignore it (there were numerous boats in the NWZ going slow). She was mortified I would even think of doing so I opted to prevent her the embarrassment. Still, though, I often wonder, do people not care or are they unaware?
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Old 07-07-2022, 09:42 AM   #3
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I was going through the NWZ between Bear and Pine the other day and saw a jet ski go though without even slowing down. I told my daughter I was going to flag them down and ask them if they knew it was a NWZ or if they chose to ignore it (there were numerous boats in the NWZ going slow). She was mortified I would even think of doing so I opted to prevent her the embarrassment. Still, though, I often wonder, do people not care or are they unaware?
I think care and awareness are intertwined.

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Old 07-07-2022, 07:07 PM   #4
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A long time ago I asked marine patrol if I could shoot water balloons at NWZ violators to make them slow. “Nope, it would be considered assault. Long stream squirt gun? Nope! Paintballs? Nope! Potatoes from a potato gun? NOTHING!”

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Darn. They're no fun.
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Old 07-09-2022, 10:32 AM   #5
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First time this season by Glendale, ok this is not good!

Coming from the west you cant tell if the no wake zone is just between the marker and land, or the space between the islands.

And coming from the east, you dont even see the marker until you have already passed in front of the marine patrol facility.

Is there a map on this new no wake zone that I missed???
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Old 07-09-2022, 01:16 PM   #6
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OK...So, you can't shoot a potato gun or throw a sandwich at the approaching violator because that is an assault. When would it be come a defensive action?
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If they pull a gun... and start shooting at you.
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Old 07-10-2022, 07:44 AM   #8
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If they pull a gun... and start shooting at you.
Technically, they don't need to start shooting. The expansion of the "Stand Your Ground" law in NH just over a year ago added protection for people in vehicles "if they reasonably believe that that person is ABOUT to use deadly force against themselves or someone else."

That being said, it's sad to think that any "rage" incident in a car or boat or go-kart or whatever would get to that point.

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Old 07-10-2022, 02:05 PM   #9
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Technically, they don't need to start shooting. The expansion of the "Stand Your Ground" law in NH just over a year ago added protection for people in vehicles "if they reasonably believe that that person is ABOUT to use deadly force against themselves or someone else."

That being said, it's sad to think that any "rage" incident in a car or boat or go-kart or whatever would get to that point.

https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-H...using-39074803

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If you fire first... the witness argument could be that they were trying to return fire to ''stand their ground''.

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Old 07-10-2022, 10:55 PM   #10
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If they pull a gun... and start shooting at you.
I rarely go through the area between Lockes and Pig, and I haven't bought a new chart yet. Nevertheless, it is known to you, and you are free to slow to displacement speeds well before/after the NWZ area.
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