I support the death penalty for this

[wajajaja02]

A low life hit and run to leave victims to drown, despicable!
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/hitandrun_boating_accident_in.html

 

[heycods]

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Sad story, It didnt say whether they were anchored fishing or moving? wonder if they had thier lights on? Not condoning what happened. We gota be careful out there at night!
You can have the death penalty if I can have it on the greyhound beheading.

 

[Bass Man Bruce]

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Pathetic! Hope the scum get their due!

 

[CN Spots]

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I wonder if the boat that they're looking for is on the bottom of the river?

 

[Reel Poor]

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Disturbing to say the least.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Disturbing to say the least.

Ditto that.

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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Shameful in my opinion. I feel sorry for those in the Whaler as they really didn't know what hit them until it was too late. Really sad..............SS

 

[BMOLCHANY]

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Some people do not take responsibility serious enough until it is too late.

 

[CATransplant]

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What a horror story! Here's a link to a satellite view of the area:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=herring island, nj&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

 

[tommays]

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I feel about the whole thing BUT after being hit and run buy cars twice am not supprised at all


The facts i can see here is that the boat in the picture was hit on starboard and had four adults who should ALL have been keeping a lookout


As in all the other cases i have seen IT was a matter of 1 second and they would have hit the OTHER boat on the port side

 

[QC]

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If they were both underway, the damage would indicate this was the skipper of the Whaler's fault . . . his responsibility to avoid boats approaching starboard bow? It doesn't change the tragedy or the hit and run stuff . . .

 

[patrickray]

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Yea, let him have it Theres more ways besides needles

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEATH_PENALTY_COOEY?SITE=OHRAV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Sorry, Mabye I should started a new thread with this one. But just thought while on the subject. Didnt mean to step on any toes.

 

[SgtMaj]

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Gee, I wonder if alcohol was a factor...

 

[JB]

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If that hadn't been a Boston Whaler there probably would have been more than one death.

I withhold judgement on who caused the crash until and unless I know the whole story.

However the crash happened (There is no such thing as an accident. There is only premeditated negligence), the one who left the scene without offering assistance needs severe penalties. I see zero chance that (s)he didn't notice.

 

[tommays]

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A boat owner has turned himself in through a lawyer

 

[zach103]

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45 and 46 respectively, of St. Davids, P

why do they say respectively after their ages. but not after anyone elses age?

 

[QC]

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It is not respectfully, but respectively . . . which means the ages are listed in the same order as the corresponding names . . .

 

[Limited-Time]

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Hit and run is hit and run...............dose not matter who's at fault......................there may well be two citations in order here.................we will have to wait and see.........................

 

[QC]

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I noted fault only as part of the discussion . . . I knew that would ruffle some feathers, but I thought it was worth introducing to the thread as the damage indicates a strike from the starboard side. This is a boating site, and I thought rules of the road were and are relevant.

I also think JB's "There is no such thing as an accident. There is only premeditated negligence" would make an interesting thread topic. I actually tend to agree, but it seems too black and white to me . . . more like a whole bunch of shades of grey . . .

 

[MikDee]

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It is a Shame! but, regardless of who was at fault, It's pretty sad that the other operator, didn't stop, and render assistance! I wonder if alcohol was a factor as to why? Either way he decided to cut, & run, so as not to be caught! I guess figuring I'll be sober tomorrow, nobody will know then.