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	Name:	Pier Pressure -
	Subject:	Smith Lake Accident
	Date:	6/14/2006 1:16:29 PM

Look at the statistics yourself. (See URL below) Large speed boats are classified as a cabin motorboat. Size of vessle has nothing to do with safety, its the carelessness of the captain. There will be boating accidents this year. As a matter of fact, while you were waiting for an accident to happen involving a large boat (you are congratulated on your patience) count the number of accidents involving all other boats. You seem happy to report that someone suffered property damage and that people were injured. Are you sick? People loose their life every day from boating accidents which should have been avoided. ALL boats can kill you. I think you have a problem with the owners of big boats and not big boats themselves. This is a classic case of prejudice. You have categorized big boat owners. I have no problem with that, we all seem to have similar desires. The problem I have is that you think someone has the right to criminalize the use of these vessles. The law was baseless and there are no statistics or scientific evidence that houseboats, cabin cruisers, or speed boats are causing any problems other than the fact that you do not like us. You are a narrow-minded pompass twit. Get over the fact that big boat owners are loud, and obnoxious. Its what we do and enjoy. You also need to get over the fact that wakeboarders are also loud and obnoxious, and PWC's are loud and obnoxious, and that fishermen speed around the lake and park and fish you dock. It just what they do. Get over it.

URL: 2004 Boating Statistics