Barney Fife Takes to the Water

Here is a better version of the video and story, including the accident and resulting damage to sunken boat.

Caught on cam: DC Police boat smashes into two vessels in Georgetown | wusa9.com

It's pure luck that nobody was hurt or killed. I trained my teenage daughters to operate a boat safely. I would expect at least as much from "the protectors" ...somebody needs to get busted down to meter maid.

I used to dock just opposite the launch ramp. One Saturday while I was on the boat the local police department boat (26' walk around w/twin 300 hp o/b) was being launched by the officers who were patrolling that day.
They decided to be cool and just back it in without a bowline or anything to secure it to the trailer while they steamed down the ramp. Well of course they dropped the boat on the cement ramp, the o/b's weren't all the way up so they smacked them as well.
Here's the best part, they got out of the truck looked around and then winched the boat back on the trailer. Once done they backed it down, launched and left for patrol as if the whole thing never happened. LMAO because we all know it never made it into the reports for the day.
To protect and serve I think they say.

Well, some are a little more honest:

I am ashamed to say, the local water weenies embarrass themselves regularly here in Jax. One example; near same drill; Unknown emergency, call never confirmed, boat load of cops punch the throttles, hit a bridge (I-95) before the bow came back down. Boat destroyed in seconds.
Pilot gets blamed, he sues fl state & fed for un-lit bridge. No more coverage and news black out. Think suit is still on going.

And local news has lost their archives, Ua Uh.

Two Marine police officers seriously injured [Archive] - Police Forums & Law Enforcement Forums @ Officer.com is only link I could find.

Not the FWC or USCG, but Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Marine Posy are worse than the red necks, drunks and SFBs they try to corral and heard up. The antics I have witnessed myself are hilarious. When I see the local cops on the water, I try to get my camera ready but always miss the shot.

It's bad enough when the cops destroy an equipped car not on duty or in pursuit (for real), but very often hot dawg and destroy the boats assigned to them. Can the citizens sue the officer/person for damages?

Rcrapps, have you ever tried suing the cops? I'll tell you this, if you live within 100 miles of the city you are going after, they will come and make threats when on and off duty. You will have strange incidents where people in junk cars try to run you off the road, even shoot at you. Life will change quite a bit. I moved to a county that hated the county I was dealing with. When I was forced to use lethal force, this county has backed me up. But now there are years of court ahead of me. All this because an former cop (terminated for sexual assault) rear ended me while he was drunk. I got arrested, beaten while cuffed, denied a lawyer, the list goes on. I am a firm believer that the only good cop is one who has just been executed for their crimes against humanity and/or treason.

I won't be personally able to sue the cops. My hopes are that somewhere the officers have to pay back for the equipment they damage during their stupid pet tricks and antics. Maybe arrest & charge the jerk as he would a private citizen.
There was no excuse for that DC collision, hot dawg screwed up and sank a boat. As in Jax during the stupid bowl, more damage on the water involving police boats that week than all others tell ya something.

The voters of this town seem to be cleaning some house. New mayor helping also (for a change). Old sheriff's budget was cut again.

Then there are days I wish I was a cop; Big gun, badge, attitude, ticket book, somebody else's car or boat. (well I have 2 of 5).

Spend enough time off your boat and you will end up with a reason. With the cops on the water, you may not have to get off the boat. Around here, all the on the water jobs used to be game wardens. Now they are too busy being used for search and seizure without a warrant, so the crooks are on the water. I haven't seen a game warden when I've been hunting in almost 10 years. Before that, I would run into them half a dozen times a year. At least they were trained on water safety.