Cops Crack Down On Kayaking During Hurricane Irene

Kayaking is totally great...if there isn't a HURRICANE about to touch down (kevin farley's flickr)

It seems obvious that one shouldn't try to kayak during Hurricane Irene, a storm which has already brought the MTA to a complete standstill without uprooting a single tree—heck, just boarding up your home can be dangerous in this weather. And yet, two people who completely ignored the warnings about Irene had to be rescued by emergency services this evening off of Great Kills, Staten Island. As a grumpy Mayor Bloomberg said tonight, "Clearly a reckless act that diverted badly needed NYPD resources."

The two adult males capsized off Mayberry Promenade earlier this evening. They were found by an NYPD Patrol Boat; they floated in the water wearing lifejackets for approximately 30 minutes before their rescue. As Bloomberg put it, "Why they were out there, in spite of the warnings, I don't know." During his evening update on Irene, Bloomberg used the two as examples of what NYers should not do during the storm.

And there is a moral to this story: after the men were safely brought to Great Kills Marina, they were issued summonses.

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By Ben Yakas in News on August 27, 2011 11:40 PM

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Kevin_Kramers

Obviously these idiots are trying to win a Darwin award...

Why dont NYPD Harbor Patrol just let them be?

Nos Feratu

Because their rotting corpses would have washed up somewhere a couple of days later, to become rat food and a bio-hazard for the rest of us. Otherwise I'd say "good riddance" to them.

S.D.

Yep, So close to being Darwin Award winners...

Those two Jackasses are lucky their names weren't published....

Erik Frick

Yet.

S.D.

I'd LOVE to see that Interview...

Lori Zimmer

They should be forced to stare at the disturbingly faux-barely legal nerd in gingham and the other creep's package in the American Apparel ads to the right.

Guest

Looks like its uponus. Good luck to all of you, stay safe, remain calm and check on your neighbors.

zombie_cakes

Rescuers should have removed their life vests, then headed back to shore and let these morons REALLY fend for themselves. What a fucking waste of effort, time and money and putting the safety of rescue units in danger.

nicemarmot

You know, sometimes police brutality really is justified.

Angele866e

They should have left them there - seriously.

MEDICNYC

They should have been arrested and put in a precinct cell in the Rockaways at the 100th Precinct.

ganghiscon

Or they could have been thrown in Rikers, which could be both standard procedure and just as cruel.

tijuanatornado

At least put through the system down in the tombs for the whole weekend....

Colonel_Ingus

"And there is a moral to this story: after the men were safely brought to Great Kills Marina, they were issued summonses."

You need to add "And beaten with rubber hoses for being so goddam stupid."