“You've obviously never been to Ed Walline.”[If I’ve never been to Ed Walline how would I know it’s next to the location of the video? I know what it’s like. Why should private property owners have to shoulder the burden of the public demand and give up rights that they earned and pay taxes on?] Please refer to the earlier pictures that show beach access points covered with non-rented chairs at 0630. [You have no idea what the occupancy of Ed Walline was that day. If people want space they can’t take it from owners that have paid for it.]
On those daily jaunts down the beach I would encounter all types of beach "protectors" [of constitutional property rights], like the jerk in the video. What should he [he who? the owner or uninvited persons?] have done? Call the WCSO instead of confronting the people. [Yes the owner should have call the WCSO like I posted before or the people should have respected his property rights and move to the nearby public beach.] See, that whole MHWL has been up for debate for years. [There is NO legal debate. In the state of FL the littoral boundaries have ALWAYS been and will most likely always be the MHWL.] Probably way before some idiot decided to allow you to buy something [I never said I own littoral property. I have just address property rights] that most states think should be public property. [We are in FL. Doesn’t matter what other states think.] The idiot landowner in the video instigates the argument, calls the woman multiple names, and become belligerent before the trespassers. [Wrong again. Might want to watch it again. The woman first calls the older man an a*****e.] It's typical of the beach protectors. [It’s more typical of the uninformed persons to argue about property rights that they have no idea what they are talking about and violate legally recognized property rights. Like in the video.] Outsiders with zero respect for people who have lived at, or visited, those beaches for decades before you ever saw the place. [Wrong again. I and many property owners I know have the utmost respect for those that respect property rights owners have today. You don’t know where I‘m from or how long our family has been here; but probably longer than you. Many littoral owners like the littoral owners that are protecting their rights against Walton commissioners in court today have been here longer than you.] I still remember my first visit in 1973 [I’ve seen photos of the beaches before 30A; and they were private then too]. It didn't look anything like it does today. And it will only get worse as more people like you want to control [their legal private property] the beach. [Agree demand for the beach exceeds supply but taking property rights owners have today, paid for and pay taxes on won’t make it better. That’s unconstitutional and a slippery slope eroding personal rights.]
The people on the Isle of Palms not only get unfettered access to the beach [by the grace of the MHWL property owners(?) but what if owners feel like their property rights are being threatened and refused? What would stop the owners? Nothing legally], but are allowed to park in the front yards of the multi-million dollar houses along the beach front [by law? I doubt it. I challenge you to provide the legal basis for your statement. If not it’s just your opinion. Regardless it’s irrelevant in FL]. You see, in 1996, SC decided they had enough of people destroying the beach and began to take steps to control growth along the water. As long as you are 4 feet off the road, you can park in people's front yards [You sure it’s not the public right of way. Sorry, the Government can’t make property owners give their property to others. That’s called a taking.] Imagine that happening in SoWal [it can’t, it’s unconstitutional]. You can walk the beach without hundreds of chairs lined up to block your way. [Sounds like the SC beach sand is not as nice as ours. You stated all SC beaches from the vegetation line is legally public beach. Is it or isn’t it? What facts do you have?]. You can walk in the sand without fear of an armed guard coming out to threaten you away [I have no fear of armed guards and I bet most people don't. Sounds like hyperbole.], even though you are in 6" of water. (As a side note, I was one told I had to get out of the water at Seaside by some rent a cop. I did not and suggested they call the WCSO. WCSO never showed up.)
I suppose it's going to take a CAT 5 enema to clean all the greedy people out and return it to what it once was. [Until then why wouldn’t you respect property rights owners have today and use the 6+ miles of public beaches and 5000 acres of parks?]