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Originally Posted by Scott N
I think it's a safe assumption to make that a person with a group of people fishing, is probably fishing as well. That may or may not be true obviously, but if I was that officer, that would be my initial assumption.
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There is no room for assumptions. Would you have a problem being pulled over on the highway by a police officer just because he assumed you had drugs in your vehicle but had no evidence to support that assumption? That kind of activity is a violation of your rights.
The same goes for the CO in this situation. There are many other activities one can do on the ice aside from ice fishing; skating, kite boarding and building ice castles are just a few examples. Until you are fishing, he has no grounds to assume you are going to be fishing. He is well out of line and I personally would have refused his request.
I fully support and welcome CO's, their job is not easy, but ignorance of my rights will not be tolerated.