There has to be more to this story. Seems a bit aggressive for no beach tag. Nice ass shot at the end
There has to be more to this story. Seems a bit aggressive for no beach tag. Nice ass shot at the end
Lol classic jersey trash.
I’ve never paid to go on a beach in NJ in my life other than IBSP and Sandy Hook and I’ve never been suplexed let alone caught.
If you are not from Jersey, paying to get on a beach seems odd. I had a tough time adjusting to it initially. Almost feel like it was a scam.He's actually from California which explains a lot. I've never seen Jersey trash in the surf community regardless.
In Lavallette in the late 70s/early 80s you were required to get a permit and stick it on your surfboard to surf.
Comments on IG give some more context. People love to be outraged without any context or background-there is likely more to this story. Maybe he was spreading rumors about the Rutgers AD?:There has to be more to this story. Seems a bit aggressive for no beach tag. Nice ass shot at the end
Agree 100% with this post. No one is being handcuffed and arrested for not having a beach badge. Technically surfers and fisherman do not need badges. As long as they are actively surfing/fishing and not sitting on the beach above the high water mark.Comments on IG give some more context. People love to be outraged without any context or background-there is likely more to this story. Maybe he was spreading rumors about the Rutgers AD?:
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You can see the lifeguard talking to the police officers. I highly doubt this is over a beach badge and if you watch the video over and over his IS resisting arrest!
It’s been my experience that Belmar police are pretty decent. I have witnessed when people don’t have badges and this never happens. There must be something else going on
Agree 100% with this post. No one is being handcuffed and arrested for not having a beach badge. Technically surfers and fisherman do not need badges. As long as they are actively surfing/fishing and not sitting on the beach above the high water mark.
Something tells me alcohol was involved and there is zero tolerance in Belmar.
There has to be more to this story. Seems a bit aggressive for no beach tag. Nice ass shot at the end
Something tells me alcohol was involved and there is zero tolerance in Belmar.
Alcohol most likely the case
That would've been a better story if the two sitting in the cell smoked the joint to help pass the time. I mean, long as they finished it quickly, there'd be no evidence but the smell, and you can't be charged for a smell.Funny story. Many years ago, the Belmar rent-a-cops were a big PITA and my group had a run in with them. To make a long story short our group decided to go on a bar walk in and around Belmar, so we mapped out 18 bars (a golf like outing) and started our adventure. After leaving bar 15 on Main Street, we were pounced on by 3 rent-a-cops and at this point things got a little fuzzy. In any case 2 from our group got hauled away to the Belmar jail for reasons that still escape all of us. With the two "felons" sitting in a jail cell one of them turns to the other and says, "hey I still have a joint in my pocket" which leads the other one to panic and say "you have to flush it down the toilet" and without missing a beat the joint possessor says "why, they didn't search me on the way in why would they search me on the way out". Now to add insult to injury, the rest of us finished the last 3 bars, on the bar walk, before we went to try to bail the 2 out.
Yea still not allowed to drink on beaches in Belmar.Dudes! Prohibition's over, like, a while now.
Yea still not allowed to drink on beaches in Belmar.
Yea. That’s my experience as well. You can drink on beaches in Point and Asbury in front of the bars.I'm pretty sure thats the rule on all NJ beaches but if you are discreet and don't make a scene most towns let it slide. OCNJ ironically is pretty lax on that even though we are a dry town.
What if it were Miss Best Butt of2024 resisting?Hmm?My thought exactly - love how the video omits WHY: (1) the police were there to start with - last time I checked the police don’t check beach badges; and (2) what cuases the Police to have to restrain him.
There has to be a LOT more that preceded this that they didn’t show
But what they did show- was him CONTINUING to resist - thus why they tackled him to the ground
Dang, I knew I'd regret not going to the beach! I was giving my skin a break...Alcohol most likely the case and you are spot on about the surfing/fishing thing, thats the rule in most towns. Maybe they were arresting him for wearing a wetsuit, the water was in the 70's yesterday!
I’ve been drinking on NJ beaches my whole life. I get a law prohibiting bottles or other glass on beaches. Not drinking? Lame.Yea still not allowed to drink on beaches in Belmar.
Not saying I don’t have drinks on the beach but don’t be surprised if someone gives you a problem if you act like an asshole.I’ve been drinking on NJ beaches my whole life. I get a law prohibiting bottles or other glass on beaches. Not drinking? Lame.
My thought exactly - love how the video omits WHY: (1) the police were there to start with - last time I checked the police don’t check beach badges; and
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Cops slammed surfer onto sand in chokehold because he wasn’t displaying beach badge, videos show
The man was charged with violating a beach badge ordinance, and resisting arrest.www.nj.com
Police body cam has been released. Surfer seems like toolbox looking to be a victim.
But this could have been handled better.
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Belmar police release video showing moments leading up to controversial arrest of surfer
The body camera video comes from arresting Officer Ryan Braswell. It appears to show Braswell asking Liam Mahoney, 28, to show his beach badge and for Mahoney to identify himself.newjersey.news12.com
You know, I was just making a joke about prohibition. 😉Not saying I don’t have drinks on the beach but don’t be surprised if someone gives you a problem if you act like an asshole.