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- From: carl@Cayman.COM (Carl Heinzl)
- Newsgroups: rec.boats
- Subject: Re: Coast Guard Boating Tax, NOT!
- Message-ID: <CARL.92Dec24152359@atlantis.Cayman.COM>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 20:23:59 GMT
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- In-reply-to: pavlov@niktow.canisius.edu's message of 21 Dec 92 09:24:17 GMT
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- > 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.
-
- Except that the border patrol can only check you out when you're
- crossing the border not when you're just approaching it.
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- So, unless you leave US Coastal Waters, they (the Coast Guard) should
- not be able to board you unless they have reasonable probable cause
- (e.g. they see you picking up packages that have been dropped from an
- airplance) that you have drugs/whatever aboard.
-
- -Carl-
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