I fish from boat and from shore and the boat fisherman is in the wrong.
If you are within a cast length, then you are close enough to snag someone's line.
No different then some other boat snagging your line.
I really don't think he's defending anything.
It's just sour grapes from when he tried to start his own football league and failed (and sued the NFL, yadda yadda).
http://www.inforum.com/news/4300769-mcfeely-near-miracle-everybody-walks-away-minnesota-broadside-boat-crash
Just so we have equal representation, here's one from last week where a South Dakotan ran over a blue plater.
On the news they said they were using the trolling motor, got closer to dam and current got to strong for trolling motor, went to start big motor and it wouldn't start.
The irony is she was given the police chief job in the name of diversity (lesbian, part native) also.
If you really want to see something funny, check out their dyke fire chief.
Ethnicity and skin color aside, this was a cop that didn't have the training/temperament to be in that situation.
He was pushed into a job he couldn't handle just so the higher ups could crow about how culturally diverse Minneapolis is.
I would like to see the police chief and mayor go down...