I agree which is why I have to ask: What do we do with all these guys who are serving "life" sentences when we legalize the very activity they were convicted of??

I find alcohol to be a far more dangerous drug because of its accessibility. There have been many who have been cured of a coke habit by simple finances alone.

PS.. is your 33 for sale? I saw one up in your area in an ad someplace.

Not yet. The 99 brochure boat is for sale in CT right now as is the 01 Rio Roses boat in NJ. Mine will be for sale in the spring...have another baby on the way...

At the end of the Day...These guys will always be a great part of offshore racing..Like it or NOT...:angry-smiley-038:

You are right about an addict, they cannot pick up that first drug/ or alcoholic that first drink...

As far as the polularity of offshore boat racing/and Cigarette type boats, Miami Vice helped with that, no question, but it did not, and never did build the sport. Betty Cook, Pepe Nunez, Wally Harper, ..... legend racers, not criminals, and that type of racer helped build the sport; but in all fairness to your point, George Morales was a great offshore racer too, and he was a colorful character. So I do understand your position.

With repsect to your question, "do I understand that Magluta was not a street level dealer", the answer is YES. I am a criminal defense attorney. I know what went when on here with respects to the charges and dispositon from genereal reading... drug distribution and drug wholesaling....that is still being a drug dealer in court in a court of law, no need to flower up the desciption of what they did, call it what it is, and what it amounts to is a greater length of prison sentence. That sums it up. I am up to speed now. I represent drug dealers, murderers (just once), DWI and other criminal defendants..so I do know a little about the judicial system (in New Jersey).

Are you T. Rafael Cimino, the novelist? Author of the novel Mid Ocean? That would certainly explain your positon and thought pattern in regards to this topic. From the reviews online about the novel, Mid Ocean does sound like a good read.

All recorded court documents will hold whatever the prosecuting atty: wants the judicial system/media to read and know..Does this justify the TRUTH...Far From It...

Paper will allow one to write what they want...

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Unless a person is there to witness an event/crime first hand the rest is bullsh*t/speculation. And even with first hand observation, the facts can get distorted, and or revised (revisionist history). There is much more to this but the discovery (factual evidence against a defendant) does paint a full picture of the allegations, and the facts that surround the allegations. It is not as slanted as you seem to believe it is (the truth).

The truth....it is somewhere in between, from what the defense council presents, and what the prosecution alleges. Sometimes, the prosecution is dead-on accurate in their charges against a defendant, through eye-witness accounts, and other evidence. I see it Monday through Friday...

Enough of this, time to watch the Eagles beat the Redskins...see you at halftime.

Yes, that would be me. Thanks for the kind words... Now available on Kindle... had to elaborate on the plug. :drink:

I intend to purchase your book, Mid Ocean. It has/had positive reviews, and I will always support an OSO brotheren, with their products and services. I may not agree with everyone's opinion, but that is not a big deal to me.

You keep writing great books, I will buy them. I wish you the best in sales and success.

Stephen

Screw waiting till halftime, the Eagles are kicking the sh*t out of the Reskins, 28-0 and it is still the first quarter.

Does anyone remember the big name Georgia Boat Builder that paid about 30-50Mil to the feds to settle old questionable dealings? (and stay out of jail) Probably 10-15 years ago.

I don't remember one in Ga But I Do remember one in Miami in the Mid to late 80's that had that problem, He ended up building them boats that ate up ALL his Profits and his Buisness....(that was their plan)