Posted on 04/03/2020 9:11:13 AM PDT by EdnaMode
A paddleboarder was arrested in Malibu Thursday after ignoring lifeguards’ orders to get out of the ocean amid social distancing rules, authorities said.
The lifeguards flagged down deputies for assistance, but the man ultimately chose to stay in the water alongside the Malibu Pier for about 30 to 40 minutes, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said in a Facebook post.
Deputies summoned their patrol boat from Marina Del Rey, and the man swam to shore once it arrived, officials said.
He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of disobeying a lifeguard and violating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay at home order, a misdemeanor.
He was booked at the sheriff’s station in Calabasas before being released with a notice to appear in court, deputies said.
Officials did not release any identifying information on the man. He could face a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both.
So far, the state order has not been widely enforced by police agencies, but this isn’t the first time this week a Southern California man has faced consequences for being in the ocean.
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A SUP’er getting Malibu to himself must have upset the locals. SUP’ers are pretty low on the hierarchy at that location. Wouldn’t be surprised his tires were flattened and his car keyed while he was settling matters in Calabasas.
Brown shirts. The number one expansion group in this country. Very sad.
Penguins and polar bears do not share the same territory. Penguins live farther south, at Doheny.
And illegal aliens flooding our country are all good so let’s give them sanctuary.
What about the homeless. Are they allowed to roam free? Not trying to be funny. Honestly wondering how they are enforcing that aspect.
Must not have been an “undocumented” dor gay or one with undecided sexual preferences.
The Governor here in NYS wants you to stay home and I constantly get NYSDEC emails telling me to go out and enjoy the great outdoors. LOL
The guy should have extended his workout and just paddled out. Stupid to stay near the shore/pier and come in there. Most paddleboarders do distance paddling.
Food = necessity.
Playing in water = not
How hard is that to understand?
I do think this is absurd, but on a normal 3-4’ swell day at Malibu there can be hundreds of people in the water. Do I think the possibility of transmission is very small even in these conditions? Yes. But if you allow one guy to go on a SUP why can’t everyone else be out there surfing? The videos going around online of the arrest are pretty crazy. The boats converging on him as he tries to escape under the Malibu pier.
My town shut down our beach and boardwalk to locals only. We are trying to keep the New Yorkers away. I normally surf a beach break with at most two or three other people even within several blocks of me. Our water temps are in the 40s so I don’t think I have to worry to much about crowded conditions like Cali.
He should have just taken off and forced them to get the boats and helicopters out. Have some fun.
Yesterday, California appeared to have low case numbers because of it's Social Distancing lockdown. Their numbers are too low to be believed. They have not counted test results.
Meanwhile, scientific method is being replaced by “wild was guessing.”
Lifeguards.
Deputies.
Patrol boat.
Booking people at the station.
In Chicago the homeless have mostly just taken over the subway trains that nobody else is riding.
I did see on the way in today that one lady who had a little camp set up by an overpass downtown had her stuff cleared out since Monday. So maybe the cops are getting them off the streets.
Here’s someone with standing to sue over unconstitutional “orders.”
"If I say it's safe to paddleboard on this beach, then it's safe to paddleboard on this beach!"
Would be curios to see what woudl happen if anything, if 100’s of illegals or muslims all went out paddleboarding, and it was recorded and posted to youtube- would newsome arrest them? Would youtube censor the videos?
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