T&T: BOATER IDs

[Henry Quigley]

Marge,
While 99% of what you say may be true, part of the problem can be caused by the kind of actions that were reported by a person to this list the other day.
When stopped by the USCG and asked for their DL they said they didn't have one and when asked for their address they said "Why."

Now think how the coastguardsman reacts when someone won't give his address. It goes into an after action report later that day and as it is reviewed up the chain of command there are a number of people who now say "we need a foolproof id that boaters are required to carry" so we can tell who they are and where they live, etc.
If more people would co-operate there wouldn't be anyone asking for a boater id.
Henry
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 12:43:27 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Margery Griffith <grandsturdy410 at yahoo.com>  
>Subject: T&T: BOATER IDs  
>To: trawlers-and-trawlering <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
>
>I have to disagree with you, Bob McLaren...if it is called BOATER ID then it
>sure as heck IS boating related! I think it is  important to get this kind of
>information out to BOATERS so that they can write letters or whatever to stop
>this nonsense. I also like to know who my 'friends' are on this list! Calling
>this issue 'political' is just an 'excuse' to my way of thinking. The
>government can keep track of descendants of Mad cows but not illegals or
>terrorists and another piece of plastic isn't going to help. I always carried
>both my driver's license, which proves very little the way some states now
>pass them out, and my passport when cruising. I also had my documentation
>papers on board. It is just 'busy work' to issue Boater IDs. Have you noticed
>that every day one or more 'little freedoms' is lost? It is naive to think
>this is for 'our protection'!
>Marge Griffith
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