Chichester magistrates were exemplarily severe in fining a speedboat owner £4,500 for dangerous navigation, speeding and waterskiiing in fog at the mouth of Chichester harbour, including £500 for abusive language to the harbour patrol (Argus, August 23).
risk by his self-indulgent behaviour.
Can we now hope to see similarly tough penalties for speeding motorists, boy racers and for those who, when tackled by the police, other emergency services or ordinary citizens, respond with foul-mouthed abuse and contempt?
-Charles Newman, Manchester Street, Brighton
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