Should They Board, or Shouldn't they?

A longtime Jbay fisherman and know poacher just got in busted. 35 bluefish over the limit. 10 in the cooler. The rest hidden around the boat. Do we applaud DEC for the bust or complain that they shouldn't have searched the is boat?

Hoping this can get back on track. Boardings on the water.......................

Not sure why it went elsewhere. Well, maybe.

No, please do not disturb "me" time. It is short and precious. That is my only time to unwind and enjoy the sport I love.

I guess where I'm going with this is can a bunch of middle aged and above white guys be upset about getting their rights infringed on to check their catch but not be outspoken or concerned about young people of color being harassed or by what ICE and the national guard are currently doing across the country?

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The days of getting my balls busted were 30-40 years ago so I've evolved LOL

I guess where Im going with this is can a bunch of middle aged and above white guys be upset about getting their rights infringed on to check their catch but not be outspoken or concerned about young people of color being harassed or by what ICE and the national guard are currently doing across the country?

You bring up a good point. But I would still be opposed had they no reason to board them.

Apples and oranges.

The thread was about boardings on the water which, as I stated is protected by law. Following someone to a parking lot is harassment plain and simple.

I'm on the fence now and watching your video was disturbing. Even with boardings, these poachers are making alot of money. Many fish every day under the radar. If you force DEC to get warrants, you'll never catch someone in the act. There needs to be something in place where a perp is observed and filmed keeping small and overlimit. With probable cause, they should be allowed to search a vessel. Anything else seems egregious.

That said, I'm comfortable having my boat or car searched but not my house.

I have to disagree with you Kevin
Why should there be 2 sets of rules for law enforcement?
Boaters who can afford boats don’t have to follow rules or be held accountable but peeps on land can have their homes, businesses, and places of worship entered and thats OK?

Seems kinda hypocritical to me
If we are expected to be a society of law abiding citizens the same rules should apply to enforcing rules across the board

And I am in no way suggesting I am a proponent of over enforcement and harassment on the water. I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy of being opposed to law enforcement when it affects our sport

That said, I'm comfortable having my boat or car searched but not my house.

YIKES!!!

I am not.

You're doing it again.

Pointing out the selectivity of the law but now you're a proponent of universal civil rights. Different than your last statement.

Americans need to be safe from unreasonable search and seizure whether they're in their homes, their cars, or carrying a cooler and a fishing rod on the beach. ....Or whether they're Caucasian, or asian, some shade of brown or whatever.

It's an issue with much bigger scope than fishing or the Coast Guard.

And, BTW, the threshold of Probable Cause is incredibly low. Government has all the advantages. Thank Gawd the founders knew that and put a leash on state power. Too bad it gets undermined by people who think they're doing something good.

Twist it all you want
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I made my point and after years I accept you will NEVER agree with me or anything I say or post and rearrange anything and everything I say to imply Im saying something Im not

This is why we can never have a reasonable conversation.

I agree with so much of what you posted, and I've said so. But when I point out the contradictions or my disagreements with some of your points, you call it twisting. I guess you will NEVER agree with anything I say either, and I don't ask you to agree with "everything." You can have your viewpoints. I just ask if you're going to post them that you support them.

I'm sorry we can't talk about these things.

Maybe some day we'll cross paths and I can buy you a beer and we can at least agree to disagree. 🙁

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Just because we don't agree about politics doesn't mean we can't be agreeable.

Your kid plays at the Talkhouse, my kid is a musician, but he's underage. Still, we're going connect somewhere.

You've been warned!

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Failure to grasp the concept.

You boat or your car, the same rules need to apply, or our civil rights become subjective.

As I'm sure leftists will tell you, the Supreme Court can be wrong. In this case, the leftists on the Supreme Court were wrong. DWI checkpoints, random boarding, eminent domain for commercial purposes are all an unconstitutional violation of individual rights.

Still waiting for the overfunded test case you mentioned to make it's way to prove me right.

Here we go. Another narcissist who thinks the world owes him an explanation if they disagree with him.

Turned a simple thread into yet another political pissing match. Same old, same old.