--- In [email protected], Brian on Harnser <br...@...> wrote: > > After serious thinking Nigel Stanley wrote : > > I'm with Glen on this. > > > > It's only going to be used when there's a general problem or a very > > specific incident. Both of these are exceedingly rare on canals and > > most of the other waterways on which we boat. > > > You mean a bit like the anti terrorist laws. The first man to be > arrested was a pensioner heckling at a Labour Party conference. > Just like all laws they will use it when it suits THEM >
And THEM might turn out to be BW so with the suggestion of possible harassment of an individual boater currently going the rounds how can we be sure a manager will not just jump out at a bridge hole? It seems to me that far too much recent legislation when combined with the targets is far too loosely drawn so it can and is applied in the stupidest and most unlikely cases. The proposals will not affect me greatly because I usually prefer a pot of tea (I occasionally joke JennyB is the closest you will get to a US warship on the canals). However I am sure the provisions will get "misused". Tony Brooks
