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	Name:	longtimer -
	Subject:	boating accident
	Date:	8/10/2008 7:36:42 PM

One way to make sure there are fewer careless operators is to make sure they pay for being careless BEFORE something like this happens. Had the driver of this boat been pulled over before the collision, he would be complaining about excessive Marine Police actions... but we wouldn't be talking about accidents, injuries and fatalities. For me, choosing which topic I'd rather see more of is not hard.

As for your impression that people have NOT been complaining about the Marine Police, have you been reading this forum this summer? Several times that has been the most active topic.

In my opinion, the Marine Police need to do MORE random checks, and when they find someone who is drinking, then that person needs to learn what a jail cell looks like from the inside, and they need to know that they have lost their boating PRIVILEGES (not rights) for a summer or two. Maybe then we'll get rid of the sort of carelessness and cavalier attitude towards others that leads to this sort of tragedy.

When you're talking about preventable accidents, especially those that lead to fatalities, "sh*t happens" is NOT an excuse.