turtle watch volunteer arrested

[Miss Kitty]

http://www.sowal.com/bb/nature-envi...oggerhead-unable-find-place-lay-her-eggs.html

 

[Bobby J]

Bobby J.....does the name Mary Elizabeth ring a bell??? Look at the picture of her closely. Get Romeo on the phone!!!!!

I don't think it is her. I thought that at first.

 

[GoodWitch58]

For whatever this may be worth. When the remove-it-lose-it bit first started, I contacted the TDC to find out what was being done with the removed items. My idea was to get them to donate them to Goodwill, Caring & Sharing, etc., or even have a county beach-stuff store, using proceeds to help fund the cleanup -- rather than landfilling the stuff. They told me none of those could be done, because in order to fit all the stuff in the trucks when the staff were removing them, they had to pop floats, slash tent and otherwise make most of the items unusable, to cram them into the trucks.

So if Brady did indeed slash tent canopies and deflate floats, she was simply following the lead of our beach cleanup crews.

I am not a lawyer, and I've never played one on TV, but I'm hoping some legal minded person can explain how is it legal for TDC/Sheriff staff to smash, slash and trash abandoned beach stuff but not for a citizen to do the same? Wouldn't it be sort of like a citizen's arrest (anybody here old enough to remember the Andy Griffith show?), only she was arresting stuff rather than people?

Susan, I also contacted TDC and got pretty much the same story. I was even told that I could not come and get some of the "stuff" and donate it to a good cause....

 

[Dia]

I am not a lawyer, and I've never played one on TV, but I'm hoping some legal minded person can explain how is it legal for TDC/Sheriff staff to smash, slash and trash abandoned beach stuff but not for a citizen to do the same? Wouldn't it be sort of like a citizen's arrest (anybody here old enough to remember the Andy Griffith show?), only she was arresting stuff rather than people?

http://www.sowal.com/bb/nature-envi...oggerhead-unable-find-place-lay-her-eggs.html

Could we be deputized? Load the stuff up every night/early morning & donate to Goodwill?

 

[Lynnie]

Whoa, Lynnie. She is being accused of vandalizing trash on the beach. We don't know that she actually did anything other than look for turtle tracks.

Yep, you're right. Sorry for my assumption there (with the proposed video and such). Hoping for the best outcome for our beaches, turtles and this woman who again, it seems her intentions were in the right place......of the alleged crime.

 

[Bobby J]

This thread makes me want to move to Costa Rico. I am sure many of you would be OK with that. They just simply have a way things flow down there. If you break the rules, the locals let you know. You will not repeat the mistake twice.;-)
Maybe Mary has been to Costa and is showing the Tourist how things get done if you don't listen. I also bet those folks won't leave their stuff on the beach anymore.
Respect the beach and follow the rules or go home!

 

[Lynnie]

My 2 cents:

She totally "Over Reacted."

She could have made "one" call (sub station/TDC) and this issue could have been resolved.

Apparently she needed a "chill pill" that day.....................

I feel sorry for her

All of this, "allegedly." My heart goes out to her as well.

 

[Lynnie]

Could we be deputized? Load the stuff up every night/early morning & donate to Goodwill?

There is a Citizens Arrest Law, right?

 

[Mango]

Really, who died and made her queen?

As far as I am concerned, anyone who volunteers their time to preserve and protect our environment is a King or Queen in my book. That includes trash pick up.

For all we know, the garbage could have been on the beach for days. Maybe it was called in, but no efforts were made to remove it. Maybe she didn't destroy anything and is a lackey. No one knows the truth except her. I'd be interested in seeing if the "victims" are fined for leaving their crap on the beach. Beachcrest is a gulffront condo. I can not understand why this even had to be an issue. How hard is it to bring your stuff upstairs. They also have onsite beach service. Talk about the height of laziness. if she did "snap", I can certainly understand why.

 

[SHELLY]

This thread makes me want to move to Costa Rico. I am sure many of you would be OK with that. They just simply have a way things flow down there. If you break the rules, the locals let you know. You will not repeat the mistake twice.;-)
Maybe Mary has been to Costa and is showing the Tourist how things get done if you don't listen. I also bet those folks won't leave their stuff on the beach anymore.
Respect the beach and follow the rules or go home!

Ya know something Bobby J...I think we're entering a new phase that will eventually lead to the ruin of this area's beaches. Over the last few years I've watched our area quickly becoming a place where nature and people are finding it more and more difficult to co-exist. See what happens to these beaches when folks who care simply give up (or leave) and let the junque and trash accumulate.

I've been thinking of visiting Costa Rico--heard lots about it--if I end up there, maybe I'll let you buy me a beer.