Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Here you go Date:   6/16/2016 11:58:30 AM

Like any law revolving around the term careless operation, it is in the eyes of the beholder.  And the beholder has defined careless operation as one that results in endangerment to property (and the other issues, but property is the main issue being discussed).  We see this a lot in the environmental world where regulations are promulgated based on a law and can be enforced as such.  Simply put, my understanding from the reading of the language and from the boating course you take to obtain a boat operator's license in Alabama is that it is unlawful to operate your boat in a manner that causes damage to someone else's property.

Proving it is another matter.  I watched the video and while I think the wake surf boat operator was an ignoramus, I did not see the waves from his boat cause any damage.  Therefore he would be able to argue strongly that it does not constutute careless operation resulting in endangerment to property.