[Moltke]

I’ve been in a few brouhahas and have been thinking about the difficulty in forcing a 300 pounder out of the water when he doesn’t want to go.

300 pounds, eh? They could have floated a trail of Twinkies out to him and lured him back to shore.

Seriously, though, the water wasn't deep and if he'd physically resisted rescue and they couldn't overpower him, they could have just waded back. They didn't even try.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Then they should be ashamed of themselves. The politicians usually give the citizenry what they want and the police and fire brass do what the politicians tell them to do. Nothing new under the sun.