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Exactly who is Mark Morice (mohr-EES') to "commandeer" anything.
Did someone die and put him in charge? Did God call down and say "Hey Mark, lookee there - go steal them boats."
Apparently he "commandeered" three boats that DIDN'T belong to him. How very generous of him.
Then he doesn't even RETURN the boat to the lawful owner. Noooo, he just gives it to other people. The guy is a freakin Prince!
Also, how did Mark Morice (mohr-EES') know that the LAWFUL OWNER, John Lyons didn't need the boat himself to evacuate and/or save his OWN family. Answer - he DIDN'T.
Lastly, If I saw Mark Morice (mohr-EES') "commandeering" my boat, that SOB would be dead (d-e-a-d).

1. Exactly who is Mark Morice (mohr-EES') to "commandeer" anything.
2. Did someone die and put him in charge? Did God call down and say "Hey Mark, lookee there - go steal them boats."
3. Apparently he "commandeered" three boats that DIDN'T belong to him. How very generous of him.
4. Then he doesn't even RETURN the boat to the lawful owner. Noooo, he just gives it to other people. The guy is a freakin Prince!
5. Also, how did Mark Morice (mohr-EES') know that the LAWFUL OWNER, John Lyons didn't need the boat himself to evacuate and/or save his OWN family. Answer - he DIDN'T.
6. Lastly, If I saw Mark Morice (mohr-EES') "commandeering" my boat, that SOB would be dead (d-e-a-d).

The guy was literally saving lives, rescuing people trapped in hot attics for days by floodwaters. More than 10,000 needed to be rescued, and it took days for the full force of military and volunteers to accomplish that, with some people dying during the wait. Your post is perhaps the most idiotic I have ever read here.

BTW, in case you missed it, the a-hole who is suing left his keys in the boat's ignition.

Please be sure to place a big sign on your head/chest the next time a disaster comes your way that reads:

"If you are trying to rescue me, and the equipment you are using is not your property, legally and fairly compensating the owner if it isn't, then please pass me by."

So the "authorities on hand were not doing the job, there were boats sitting in the rising water doing nothing, the owners were no-where around, and there were people needing rescuing. If I were in that situation, I would commandeer the boat and help folks out. I could not sit by and cover my own tail and let others die or whatever.

And exactly how was the guy to get the boat back to the owner? The original article says that the boat was already sitting in water (flood water was already up in the owner's yard enough to float the boat), and this was when the waters first started coming up. I guess he could have rammed the boat into the owner's home to secure it?

And it also appears that the boat was still being used to rescue people after he was evacuated.

I can understand the frustration over a lost boat that you spent your hard-earned (I assume) money on. But how selfish when there are much bigger concerns right now.

Apparently he "commandeered" three boats that DIDN'T belong to him. How very generous of him.

I think this fellow 'borrowed' a few boats that didn't belong to him either. Good thing.

Lastly, If I saw Mark Morice (mohr-EES') "commandeering" my boat, that SOB would be dead (d-e-a-d).

That's a pretty strong statement. If they fellow were simply trying to save lives, he did an honorable thing. The city is responsible, sue the city. BTW, I wouldn't go around telling everyone that in a natural disaster, anyone commandeering my boat, car, etc. would be "dead". You would be shot first, and then your stuff commandeered anyway.