Brian Whatcott wrote:
Armond Perretta wrote:

I came across a post on another list in which a USCG officer was
quoted as
saying that Boating Under the Influence regulations are enforceable on
anchored and moored vessels. The official cited the possibility that the
operator may be called upon to operate the anchored vessel and was thus
committing a safety violation. I can find nothing on the Internet to
support this interpretation, and suspect there _is_ nothing to support
it.
The official seemed to be playing fast and loose with the definition of
"underway."

Comments?



Reminds me of my recent (and only) arrest record.

Ticketed for a seat belt violation while I was CORRECTLY wearing a seat
belt. Like many other folks, I have signed a ticket for a minor
traffic violation or two in the past, but this caught me on the wrong foot.

I was not happy when the fresh green patrolman told me he had seen me
some minutes earlier NOT wearing a seat belt while he was driving on a
5-lane highway, in the opposite direction (where the closing speeds
would have been about a hundred, I suppose.)
I didn't buy it, and I wouldn't sign.

So you caused your own arrest, right? Signing the ticket is no admission
of guilt and there is no rational reason not to sign it. If you would
have signed it you would have proceeded home, not been arrested and not
needed the tow. And there's no chance of suing for false arrest. Slam
dunk case since you obviously wouldn't sign the ticket.

Stephen