GL: Venice

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From: FloridaKeyz at aol.com
Subject: Re: GL: Venice

Seems to me Venice does not
want our business, so *^&%* em !  

It's got nothing to do with the city. He
works for the state. Venice is a nice town and the Crows Nest is a nice stop. 
 
Years ago the officer in question used to be based in Sarasota. But it's
always been my understanding that he wore out his welcome here and was
transferred down to the Venice area. Lucky Venice.
 
Had a few run ins with
him over the years. Hoped he had retired by now. Sadly, I guess not. He gives
LE a bad name as far as daily dealings with the public go. The problem with
him is not that he's just doing his job, it's how he does it.
 
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070304/NEWS/7030408
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It's interesting in the above article that they state Erickson that "Few
understand the rules as well as Erickson.". Because when he hassled me a
number of years ago at the Crows Nest on a 80' Lazzara I was running a the
time, which was registered in the Cayman Islands, he sure didn't seem to
understand the concept of foreign registration and a valid US Customs cruising
permit.
 
It's also interesting to me that even though I had met/dealt with
him many times over decades, when he would come up to me in an official
capacity, he would talk to me like it was the first time he had laid eyes on
me. Strange dude. 
 
                                                                             
                                      Capt. Bill