This guy’s boat was destroyed in a Boston police firefight

[daftandbarmy]

This guy’s boat was destroyed in a Boston police firefight. Now the internet wants to buy him a new one.

An online campaign to buy David Henneberry a new boat has almost tripled its funds over the past two days as people open their wallets to help those involved in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Police opened fire on a powerboat owned by Henneberry, a 65-year-old Watertown, Massachusetts, resident, after he called in the tip that 19-year-old bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding in it. Henneberry had noticed blood on the normally pristine vessel trailered in his back yard. After officers captured the suspect, the boat was left riddled with bullet holes.



http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/23/this-guys-boat-was-destroyed-after-the-suspected-boston-bomber-hid-in-it-now-the-internet-wants-to-buy-him-a-new-one/

 

[Canadian.Trucker]

This is nice.  I'm glad when people band together to help out someone.  It made me feel even better when I read:

Every year he would join a group at the Watertown Yacht Club, a few blocks from his home, and take aboard disabled people for a spin around through Boston Harbor, she said.

Passengers included the blind and people who’d lost their limbs.

Sounds like a really nice guy.

 

[Delaney1986]

This guy’s boat was destroyed in a Boston police firefight. Now the internet wants to buy him a new one.

Heartwarming to everyone pulling together to help him out. Just a thought though - don't police agencies have to pay for damages done to property in that sort of instance?

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Umm, no.........

 

[mariomike]

Just a thought though - don't police agencies have to pay for damages done to property in that sort of instance?

Perhaps his insurance policy? ( If he has it insured in the off-season. )

 

[Container]

Heartwarming to everyone pulling together to help him out. Just a thought though - don't police agencies have to pay for damages done to property in that sort of instance?

In Canada the answer is....it depends. He would more than likely be successful in this case- Ive been involved in raids where we have had to pay for bad guy doors. Which is ridiculous BUT thats Canada,.

 

[Scott]

Ha! No shock there. Imagine having to pay for a guy's door after you've booted it in order to get in and put a fire out.

Yes, I am serious. Yes, we also tried before we pried.

 

[mariomike]

In Canada the answer is....it depends.

When a claim was made, the City may have paid the property insurer for forcible entry damages when responding to an emergency. I was told that they did.

It was less liability than a lawsuit for Delay of Service.

The S.O.P. said,

"There may be occasions where forcible entry to a premise is required. Every attempt should be made to gain access by causing minimal damage. The CACC must be advised when delayed patient contact occurs and forcible entry is required. In all such circumstances where forced entry is made/attempted by the Paramedics, they will be required to complete Incident Reports."

Sometimes, all you had to do was look under the doormat for a key.