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- From: pavlov@niktow.canisius.edu (Greg Pavlov)
- Newsgroups: rec.boats
- Subject: Re: Coast Guard Boating Tax, NOT!
- Message-ID: <1907@niktow.canisius.edu>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 09:24:17 GMT
- References: <7975@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> <1gnputINNlae@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> <1992Dec18.021744.2711@tfs.com>
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- Organization: Canisius College, Buffalo NY. 14208
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- In article <1992Dec18.021744.2711@tfs.com>, robb@tfs.com (Not a tty) writes:
-
- > Perhaps you haven't noticed, but your FRIENDLY COAST GUARD can board your
- > boat for any reason they choose, search your boat for any reason they choose,
- > and do not require even the slightest provocation or suspicsion. Why is this
- > different from allowing police officers to search your home, car or person
- > without probable cause?
- > --
-
- I agree with those who feel that "zero tolerance" policies, with destruction
- and seizure of private property with almost no recourse available to innocent
- people, constitute a disenfranchisement of U.S. citizens.
-
- On the other hand, I don't understand why one would try to equate the func-
- tions of the Coast Guard to those of local police. It seems to me that
- their policing role comes much closer to that of a border guard/patrol and
- agencies in the latter category very much DO have the right to search your
- car and person without any stated "probable cause" that I am aware of.
-
-
- greg (living along the border with Canada) pavlov
- pavlov@fstrf.org
-