Members of the Lake County sheriff’s marine unit will not issue tickets to families boating together on Lake County waterways they patrol, Sheriff John D. Idleburg announced Wednesday. The sheriff’s announcement was prompted by questions about how many people can be in a boat at once under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest order regarding the COVID-19 crisis.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity said no more than two people can be in a boat together. Idleburg’s office sought more instruction from state officials and determined local law enforcement agencies have discretion when it comes to enforcing the boating rule, he said. Idleburg cautioned people against inviting friends or anyone else who isn’t a family member aboard a boat.
If I had the money I’d be buying a boat and inviting everybody onboard, even the neighbor whose dog keeps pooping in my yard. Another shop in town has closed its doors. When are we going to stand up and fight for our God given rights and the hard won ones guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?!
I guess that the healthy but cautious and mentally stable don’t have any rights?