Originally Posted by lbgking
good idea
in other States the Law has the capacity to conferscate boats/pwc/cars...even homes if they seem fit to do so
maybe it would cure the redneck element if they knew they would lose their assests
good idea
in other States the Law has the capacity to conferscate boats/pwc/cars...even homes if they seem fit to do so
maybe it would cure the redneck element if they knew they would lose their assests
Not sure what the 'redneck' comment has to do with anything? are you to be called a Skinny Latte drinking yuppy who is too good for your own boots. Actually am drinking a nice Skinny Latte right now - lovelyin other States the Law has the capacity to conferscate boats/pwc/cars...even homes if they seem fit to do so
maybe it would cure the redneck element if they knew they would lose their assests
While I agree that this guy has made a mistake and obviously isn't a very experienced sea person, I must play devils advocate a little and make the point that not everyone is bought up in a family with boating / fishing is taught from day dot. Not everyone reads web sites like Ausfish or has experienced friends to learn from. Most people forget their licensing test pretty quick and when they buy an EPIRB, it's not often reminded them when to use it, etc and under what circumstances.
It's like being a computer tech and branding everyone who calls for help idiots.
Mistakes are made, lessons are learnt. That's life. Everyone has a bad day. Funny how many people don't think that clearly under pressure or extreme stress - he might look back at the situation and think "I'm a ########, why did I do XYZ". Being lost and disorientated on an island many KMs from the coast with whitecaps, big waves, wind - dark BY YOURSELF. I think a lot of people would freak out a bit and not think too clearly. have you ever noticed that when something goes wrong and you panic / rush that more problems seem to occur - the problem escalates.
Common sense is harder to find and will become more difficult because of the unfortunate way our world is going (particularly Australia). Signage for everyone, stickers, instructions, LAWS, Legislations, rules, technology, etc - mean that younger people obey instructions, not use THEIR BRAINS. I amazed at how many people switch off on the road because they're doing 60km/h in a 60 zone and most likely think subconsciously that they're safe because that's the recommended speed. The prevalence to blame someone else is amazing.
At least this guy isn't suing someone for not notifying him of dangerous sea conditions before he launched his ski or some other bulls*t thing. These are the idiots - the same sort of idiots that would refuse to pay for the fuel or sue for damages to the jet ski while trying to put it on the boat.
Anyway - back to my coffee
my apologise to any rednecks i have offended
better than calling them f***wits i guess
still anyone that rides a pwc that small into those areas without the ability...or the common sense to be able to return...and then brag in the paper about how fast their pwc goes...and to make the comment that a tinny would have sunk
to me..there is a slight amount of redneck labeling to be done
still its only my opinion
ps...never had a latte
first nothing wrong with rednecks and i think this country needs a little bit more redneck (country rocks)
i'm not putting a whole heap of faith in the paper write up and those statements could of easly been taken out of context
not sure takeing someone property just because they got into trouble is a fair or good thing
i agree with cooky that he may of paniked
howeven as i have said elsewhere the big problem i see is that he was left out there to once agin find his way home
i wonder how much we would of heard about this if he was rescued and taken home the first time
I say string him up. Yehaaawwwwwwwwww
Yeah, give the poor dumb blondes a break for a change.
Juicy
hahaha well done in bringing a bit of fun back into this threadI say string him up. Yehaaawwwwwwwwww
Bring back the law of natural selection
so why does the gov have a water police, boats etc but rely on the services of "volunteer" marine rescue and community based helicopter services?
Another reckless boatie charged with operating a vessel in an unsafe manner. Seems like the law finally caught up with him.
Derek
Jet skier faces a $14,575 rescue bill
28.01.2006
A JET skier faces a $14,575 rescue bill after he called out emergency services to help him twice in one weekend.
Jamie Evans, 32, painter, of North Mackay, pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to operating a vessel in an unsafe manner off Mackay between December 16 and 19.
Mr Evans took a 3.7m jet ski 35 nautical miles offshore and was stranded on rocks at Double Island when he activated his EPIRB, to which the Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) boat VMR Mackay responded.
The boat crew offered to transport him back to Mackay but he refused.
The next morning he activated his EPIRB at a location 10 nautical miles south of where he had been earli- er.
The RACQ CQ-Rescue helicopter located him holding a red flare but the helicopter could not land because of bad terrain.
VMR Mackay went out again and this time they transported his jet ski back to the Mackay Marina.
Prosecutor Senior Constable Tony Irving said the costs involved were: $11,575 for the RACQ-CQ Rescue helicopter; $1600 for fuel for VMR; $500 in damage to the VMR boat Rescue Cat IV; and $900 for police overtime. The rescues took up 50 hours of VMR’s time.
Duty solicitor John Blayney, of Legal Aid Queensland, said Mr Evans had already paid $2500 to the Mackay VMR and the case was adjourned until February 10 to allow other costs to be considered.
More of the result will bring less of the cause one would think.
Oh and bring me another double decaf with a twist
cheers jon
Maybe he will have to work a bit of overtime on the weekends to pay the fines instead of taking the jetski fishing!!!
They should've said to him "Yeah mate you can stay but the jetski's coming with us" I think he would've come back right then.
Cooky you sound like a very well grounded person who understands a lot of human behaviour. Maybe we could sips some lattes together one day.
Does bloke behaviour and redneck mean the same?
Any fishing is good fishing(should probably say Any fishing is...probably going to be illegal soon)
There should be no option,
When you activate your epirb, you get rescued end of story.
Luc
Hopefully
kev
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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