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Erin Brockovich arrested while boating in Nevada
SFGate.com ^
| 6/9/13
| Martin Griffith - ap
Posted on 06/09/2013 7:35:05 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts in a 2000 movie about her fight over the pollution of a California town, was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at Lake Mead near Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday.
Brockovich was arrested late Friday night after breath tests showed her blood-alcohol level was just over twice the legal limit of .08, said Edwin Lyngar, spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
A game warden noticed she was struggling and needed assistance while trying to moor her motor boat at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor, he said. Brockovich had been out on the boat with a male companion but was alone when she tried to dock it.
"She was not sure how to maneuver the boat into the dock," Lyngar told The Associated Press. "It's a simple thing if you can think clearly. But if you add alcohol and unfamiliarity of the area, it can all cause serious problems."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Nevada; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: alcohol; arrested; boating; erinbrockovich; lasvegas
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To: kcvl; ThomasThomas; Revolting cat!
Just remember:
Laws are for peasants like YOU.
They are NOT for your masters*.
*See "Current Washington Troubles", or in a blast from the past, Chappaquiddick & The Swimmer...
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posted on
06/09/2013 8:55:57 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
To: kiryandil
Even driving on the right side of the road?
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posted on
06/09/2013 8:56:52 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: cdcdawg
Doesn’t the real Erin have vast tracts of land?
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posted on
06/09/2013 9:04:24 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: Revolting cat!
I’m pretty sure Jon Corzine’s policethug bodyguard could have been driving on the wrong side of the road and it wouldn’t have mattered.
44
posted on
06/09/2013 9:04:32 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
To: Gene Eric
Yes. But only where you have park or launch your boat. It is like shooting fish in a barrel! lol Lots or revenue to be had.
45
posted on
06/09/2013 9:12:46 PM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(Tastes like Heaven, Burns like Hell! Mmmmmm. What is it?)
To: kiryandil
You aren’t credible with a statement like that.
What, you needed to call In reinforcement for your statement?
46
posted on
06/09/2013 9:15:39 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: kcvl
What, you needed to call In reinforcement for your statement? I was CONFRONTING the other posters, not calling in reinforcement. What sort of n00b are you, n00b?
47
posted on
06/09/2013 9:27:23 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
To: kiryandil
1998 and you? 2002 “n00b”?
48
posted on
06/09/2013 9:41:02 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: NormsRevenge
She used to be on tv commercials for some lawyer outfit here in California. Trust me, Miss Brokovich was Hollywoodized. Not all that hot in real life. Saw her in part of an interview once, saying she didn't know how PG&E had the adaucity (her pronunciation) to do what they did. She didn't come across as smart at all. And her chest didn't look like it'd open that many doors.
49
posted on
06/09/2013 10:37:59 PM PDT
by
informavoracious
(We're being "punished" with Stanley Ann's baby. Obamacare: shovel-ready healthcare.)
To: tumblindice
Doesnt the real Erin have vast tracts of land?Vast tracts indeed.
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posted on
06/09/2013 10:59:40 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(Joe Biden is the Fredo Corleone of the Obama crime family.)
To: kcvl
You obviously havent been around DRUNK boaters. They are just as dangerous as DRUNK drivers only on water. Boats these days are as fast as cars.Many years ago (1997) I was on my raft with a cooler of beer floating beside me. I was probably legally drunk. A boat came my way at high speed. I think the driver must have been drunk out of his mind or blind. I rolled off my raft and headed for the bottom. The damn boat wiped out my cooler of beer and I could hear the engine and prop as it went over my head. Conclusion: I lost my beer but saved my life. That bastard driving the boat lost nothing and probably did not know he sent my beer to the bottom of Bayou Desierd. I was not pleased.
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posted on
06/09/2013 11:18:08 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
To: cpdiii
52
posted on
06/09/2013 11:20:15 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
To: NormsRevenge
Any .08 arrest is B/S and a revenue trickbag.
53
posted on
06/09/2013 11:49:35 PM PDT
by
mosesdapoet
(Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
To: NormsRevenge
Any .08 arrest is B/S and a revenue trickbag. But hers was 2X that which is 1.5. But the media uses the .08 reference for their friends.
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posted on
06/10/2013 12:00:20 AM PDT
by
mosesdapoet
(Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
To: llevrok
Built-in life preservers if she capsized...
55
posted on
06/10/2013 3:22:15 AM PDT
by
broken_arrow1
(I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
To: NormsRevenge
A game warden noticed Erin Brockovich
was struggling and needed assistance while trying to moor her motor boat at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor...So she needed help with motorboating?
Should have called Vince Vaughn
56
posted on
06/10/2013 6:50:24 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: kiryandil
OK, so we should have no rules about who is driving a motorized vehicle? Then why have licenses at all? Why have tests.. Let everyone drive, of any age and have no drunk driving laws.. is that what you’re advocating?
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posted on
06/10/2013 10:27:30 AM PDT
by
Hildy
(Falling down is how you grow. Staying down is how you die.)
To: NormsRevenge; Revolting cat!
was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at Lake Mead near Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday. Brockovich was arrested late Friday night after breath tests showed her blood-alcohol level was just over twice the legal limit of .08 Allegedly. Lawyer up and all things could still be good. Especially for the liberal glitteratti.
To: napscoordinator; Sherman Logan
I saw a case where a drunk boater ran over another boat (yes, that is exactly what happened) The person took off an was only caught later through some remarkable forensic work.
To: napscoordinator; Sherman Logan
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