On Apr 14, 12:24 am, "tlindly" wrote:

I actually agreed with the rest of your rant but, REALITY CHECK:

If the guy would've just admitted that he screwed up, he'd have gotten
off with a hand slap. Instead he is STILL crying over injustice and
trampled
rights.
Hey Dude, you are cruising around the world! That's a privilege, who
the .......


Hi:

I agree with your post.

After reading the poor victim's blog again I once more came to the
same conclusion. He sounds like one of those "Don't Tread on Me" types
who sail where he wants, when he wants, and how he wants and aint no
body gonna tell me I cant... because I'm really smart and I know my
rights!

TRY THIS STORY
Last Friday I was walking back to my motel room after four hours of
drinking under my favorite bridge. I was DRUNK, no two ways about it.
(Yes, I like to drink alone) This is in a small commercial fishing/
tourist town with a population about 12,000. As I go walking along the
bayfront street at 1130 PM I crossed the street at 45 degrees
(jaywalked). Now, at that time of night in that part of town the place
is deserted. The next thing I know a cop accelerates 75 yards down the
street probable reaching 50 mph in a 20mph zone, slams on the breaks
putting his car into a 8' skid, jumps out hand on gun and orders me to
stop. Of course in his best command scream!

He tells me I was "screening" him, tells me he "smells alcohol"
demands my drivers license, and then tells me I am going to jail cause
I was "screening" and eluding an officer. The next thing I know two
more cop cars show up with in 3 min.

How would you handle that situation???????

Im just minding my own business walking along a quiet street at 1130
PM when I end up surrounded by 3 cops one with hand on weapon ready to
kill me cause I crossed a street. My choices were many as were the
many possible outcomes. Personally I did not want to be shot, get beat
down and arrested for disorderly conduct or resisting arrest.

So what does my experience have in common with mister man boobs
getting the royal shaft in Australia??????

Glad I aint In Jail Bob

PS I am also the guy who posted here last year that I do not believe
rogue/sneaker waves exist. They are just events mariners face when at
sea. Do you see a consistent belief here? You should. In other words,
**** happens. How we prepare and respond to events will determine the
outcome. I could have blamed the cops or those big wave events and in
both cases been beat down. But at least in both cases I could have
claimed I was the victim..... blamed the cops for being unjust or blamed
those terrible sneaker waves that came out of nowhere and sunk my
boat.