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Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - GMDino - 08-24-2016 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/23/cajun-navy-training-pay-fee/89232670/ Quote:NEW ORLEANS — The Good Samaritans who rescued hundreds, maybe thousands of people during the "Great Flood of 2016" say they're not happy after a state lawmaker announced that he wants government to regulate future actions by citizen heroes. RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - Rotobeast - 08-24-2016 Let's start a go-fund-me account for the first cat to punch Perry in the mouth. Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - Benton - 08-24-2016 there really isn't a party for less government any more. RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - Belsnickel - 08-24-2016 I get the liability argument as I am the type of person that thinks in that direction. However, we aren't talking about government land. We are talking about people voluntarily going into a disaster area to help out. When there are evacuations from disasters you will often have people stay behind, you can't force them out, they have that individual liberty. As long as the government says "we do not recommend citizens be in this area and any citizen in the area does so with that understanding" you have covered your butt. Just my opinion on this. Now, this guy goes to far, but I think having them coordinate with the official rescue efforts would be good. That way you have better efficiency in your use of resources. RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - fredtoast - 08-24-2016 This is just a tough situation. If you let every yahoo with a boat into a disaster area then you may end up having to rescue some of them, or what happens when a guy overloads his bass boat and causes a lot of people to drown who could have been saved. But at the same time how do you turn away volunteers when people need saving? RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - Rotobeast - 08-24-2016 (08-24-2016, 07:47 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I get the liability argument as I am the type of person that thinks in that direction. However, we aren't talking about government land. We are talking about people voluntarily going into a disaster area to help out. When there are evacuations from disasters you will often have people stay behind, you can't force them out, they have that individual liberty. As long as the government says "we do not recommend citizens be in this area and any citizen in the area does so with that understanding" you have covered your butt. Just my opinion on this. Now..... do you remember the E.O. that Obama put through that gave the Federal Government control over all bodies of water ? Do you think that could include flood waters covering private property ? Just a thought..... Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - GMDino - 08-24-2016 (08-24-2016, 10:59 AM)Rotobeast Wrote: Now..... do you remember the E.O. that Obama put through that gave the Federal Government control over all bodies of water ? I don't think so. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-stewardship-ocean-our-coasts-and-great-lakes RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - Rotobeast - 08-24-2016 (08-24-2016, 11:02 AM)GMDino Wrote: I don't think so.Link wouldn't open for me, but I think the one I'm referring to even included collection of rainwater. Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - Rotobeast - 08-24-2016 Now I remember.... It was under the Clean Water Act, where the EPA has control over nearly every body of water. In a flood event, the EPA would definitely have a valid reason to be involved. I could see the entire area then being deemed Fed property. Not to mention the special rules of a disaster scenario, where they even have the right to collect weapons. I also remember the EPA having SWAT type security, when overtaking that mining area in Alaska. Not saying anything goofy would happen, just spit-balling future tin-foil events. ![]() Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk RE: Lawmaker wants Cajun Navy to train, pay fee before saving others - GMDino - 08-24-2016 (08-24-2016, 11:17 AM)Rotobeast Wrote: Now I remember.... I can see where the EPa would get involved in something like that. Sewage drains and septic water would be involved too I reckon. |