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So you're upset they did a thorough check of your boat? Do you know how many times these guys are probably lied to by people? lol I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't take your word for it.

 

Are you suggesting that it is likely that someone may remove their prop, batteries, and fishing equipment from their boat in order to trick a CO on a road side check in believing that they had not been fishing?

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Are you suggesting that it is likely that someone may remove their prop, batteries, and fishing equipment from their boat in order to trick a CO on a road side check in believing that they had not been fishing?

oh good, i thought maybe it was just me that thought that

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yes they did not have the legal right (probable cause) to search and or to continue searching my boat

 

Why not??? This was my point...I read your original post and as it's highlighted below, YOU ADMITTED TO GIVING THEM PERMISSION. Just like you have the right to say no, they have the right to have you sit on the side of the highway and wait for a warrant. And guess what, if it's not a dwelling and they believe waiting to search could jeopardize the investigation/evidence, they can search without a warrant!! So they did everything to the book...they asked...you said no...they said you'll have to wait for a warrant, and you said go ahead...YOUR words. So what's your beef and all this huffing and puffing about civil rights when you gave them permission?? Or maybe your story is complete Bull? Yeah, this is the most likely scenario. So for someone that obviously backed down because they were willing to get a warrant yet didn't have to, smart call on saving the .25 to call a lawyer...

 

Oh, and my guess is they weren't upset they didn't find anything, they were upset that some guy with less than a teaspoon of knowledge about civil rights, the Ontario Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, and the limitations of enforcement within the Act by CO's, thought he'd play Johnnie Cochran and waste valuable time and resources.

 

This has nothing to do with rights being disregarded.

 

 

I have seen it before and have been stopped a couple of times by them

The one time was about this time of year and I was towing my bass boat home from winter storage.

I had no prop on it no safety equipment. No rods no fishing stuff. Not even electronics. They asked if I had any fish I said no

Then they asked if they could search. And I said no

Then they said I would need to sit there until a warrant arrives to let them search

I said you do understand I it would need to be in the water to have fish on it. And without batteries and rods and what not seems unlikely I would have fish. In the end I let them search. And they asked. If you had nothing to hide why would you not allowed us to search. I said. Because if it's my right to say no. Why would you expect me to say yes.

They seemed upset they found nothing and sent me on my way

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even if they got a search warrant , they would have to lie to the judge to get it

i will say again

probable cause

they didnt have it to search

they didnt have it for a warrant

after a few seconds into the search they had to know there was now the boat was in the lake , they should have stopped

so no probable cause

 

 

some people a sheep and are helping to walk us down to the butcher shop

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even if they got a search warrant , they would have to lie to the judge to get it

i will say again

probable cause

they didnt have it to search

they didnt have it for a warrant

after a few seconds into the search they had to know there was now the boat was in the lake , they should have stopped

so no probable cause

 

 

some people a sheep and are helping to walk us down to the butcher shop

 

More Bull...forget the ifs and buts...DID you give them permission? You said you did!! NOT a rights violation! Stop conjuring up alternate scenarios to try to justify your twisted story. And now you're saying the search is ok BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AFTER A FEW SECONDS??? LMAO Like I said complete Bull

 

Congrats to the CO's on following the letter of the law and working to protect our resources!!! I wish there were more of you and the inspections were more frequent!!

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even if they got a search warrant , they would have to lie to the judge to get it

i will say again

probable cause

they didnt have it to search

they didnt have it for a warrant

after a few seconds into the search they had to know there was now the boat was in the lake , they should have stopped

so no probable cause

 

 

some people a sheep and are helping to walk us down to the butcher shop

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grimsbylander

i hope law enforcement does you and your family some day

we will come back to this tread and laugh and and try to pick it a part to prove a lame point

gosh it will be fun

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I get the privacy thing, but IMO, as soon as you refuse to allow them to do their checks, red flags go up and they now have reason to believe you're hiding something. You'll get searched extra thoroughly. If they can, they'll nail you for little things that would otherwise have been overlooked.

 

Ask yourself this:

Who would a judge side with ?

The guy who refused to allow the CO's to do a routine roadside check, or the law enforcement officers conducting that check ?

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If I'm not mistaken, you don't get wacked for find ins, by that I mean things that may be found during a search not relevant to what you are being searched for in the first place. You may be surprised how much is thrown out as inadmissable taken by overzealous Fuzz. Illegal stuff that you shouldn't have like dope is a no brainer.

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grimsbylander

i hope law enforcement does you and your family some day

we will come back to this tread and laugh and and try to pick it a part to prove a lame point

gosh it will be fun

 

You hope law enforcement does me or my family???? What does that even mean??? LOL

 

If the worse thing that ever happens is they ASK to search, I really have nothing to worry about. But good job trying to keep the whole alarmist view on civil rights going and side-stepping the fact YOU told them they could search.

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I am surprised someone would refuse the search. You have nothing to hide, so why waste these guys time? They are simply trying to do a job to protect resources. As soon as you reject the search you act like you are guilty. If you got pulled over at a RIDE check, and you had nothing to drink, would you refuse the breathalyzer? I can't understand the confrontational nature. I would just politely tell the guy "go ahead" and then I would have a polite chat while he is doing it. I would rather be 10 kms down the highway thinking "what a nice that guy that CO was" than be the confrontational guy who is now being given the gears and is still sitting at the checkpoint.

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So you're upset they did a thorough check of your boat? Do you know how many times these guys are probably lied to by people? lol I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't take your word for it.

 

It's disingenuous and there in lies the issue. I'd wait for the warrant and I hope that while not realistic, more people would stop being push overs and stand up for themselves. Justifiable Defiance is the publics way of enforcing and educating those who might feel it is only up to them to do so.

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It's disingenuous and there in lies the issue. I'd wait for the warrant and I hope that while not realistic, more people would stop being push overs and stand up for themselves. Justifiable Defiance is the publics way of enforcing and educating those who might feel it is only up to them to do so.

 

I under stand sticking up for yourself, I just don't see this as one of those times.

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A conservation officer is a peace officer (same as OPP or local or mounties) and you must follow their direction when they ask you to pull over do it. There were plenty of signs posted, this guy stoped on the highway then backed up on the highway and exited just before the checkpoint. Towing a boat full of fishing gear

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It's disingenuous and there in lies the issue. I'd wait for the warrant and I hope that while not realistic, more people would stop being push overs and stand up for themselves. Justifiable Defiance is the publics way of enforcing and educating those who might feel it is only up to them to do so.

Good for you, so far you are one of the few that understands the whole argument of defending your Charter rights. If you are going to stand on your charter right to what you believe is unreasonable search, then you may be inconvenienced and it will probably take some time. I can respect a guy for being willing to walk the mile, even if disagree with his reasoning. If you are going to knuckle on your belief in your rights and your personal principles and consent to search the minute you realize you might be inconvenienced and it might take extra time, do you really have principles?

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Yup. Any one I have been stopped there is some sort of officer picking which one to flag in and which ones to pass on. If he doesn't wave me in I keep going. For what it's worth though. I have gotten away with lots of stuff by being polite and just got a warning

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