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Originally Posted by yakgrrl101
Which is what I did and I have no problem with doing that.
Summit, people like YOU have the attitude problem!!!
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You missed the point. Your first expectation was to be saved by someone else. When that didn't occur, only then did you self-rescue.
If you self-rescued yourself without injury and without letting go of your boat or paddle after being in the water for "15-20 minutes" I'm not believing that you "bout lost your life." That kinda messes up your "criminal negligence" claim even if there was a legal requirement... actually suffering no loss or injury (aside from your pride) does that.
Look, nobody is saying that your situation was pleasant or that your "friends" did right. However, your perspective is not just "what jerks, they should do what is right." Your attitude is "someone should MAKE them do what is right and since they didn't someone should PUNISH them."