Equipment tampering?

Lee,
You would be surprised how many incidents go unreported in the keys.
The local papers cover them. Its just no one in the groups, including
me, want to constantly bring those bad tidings that can also hurt
friends in the business.

The only reason I posted this was the bizaare police reaction. Perhaps
the divemaster suspected that the gear would sit unwashed in an
evidence locker for some time, coming out trashed.

Lee Bell wrote:
> What a shame that we'll probably never hear what actually happened to the
> victim or to Ryan.
>
> Lee

Lee,
You would be surprised how many incidents go unreported in the keys.
The local papers cover them. Its just no one in the groups, including
me, want to constantly bring those bad tidings that can also hurt
friends in the business.

The only reason I posted this was the bizaare police reaction. Perhaps
the divemaster suspected that the gear would sit unwashed in an
evidence locker for some time, coming out trashed.

Lee Bell wrote:
> What a shame that we'll probably never hear what actually happened to the
> victim or to Ryan.
>
> Lee

> You would be surprised how many incidents go unreported in the keys.
> The local papers cover them. Its just no one in the groups, including
> me, want to constantly bring those bad tidings that can also hurt
> friends in the business.

I'm not all that surprised. You don't see many reports of shark sightings
off Ft. Lauderdale or Miami Beach for much the same reason.

> The only reason I posted this was the bizaare police reaction. Perhaps
> the divemaster suspected that the gear would sit unwashed in an
> evidence locker for some time, coming out trashed.

I'm glad you did and I agree with your opinion. It was quite bizaare.
While it would be good to know what happened to the victim, I would be very
interested in the outcome for Ryan. I put my money on a plea bargain for
some misdemeanor, perhaps with a small fine.

Lee

> You would be surprised how many incidents go unreported in the keys.
> The local papers cover them. Its just no one in the groups, including
> me, want to constantly bring those bad tidings that can also hurt
> friends in the business.

I'm not all that surprised. You don't see many reports of shark sightings
off Ft. Lauderdale or Miami Beach for much the same reason.

> The only reason I posted this was the bizaare police reaction. Perhaps
> the divemaster suspected that the gear would sit unwashed in an
> evidence locker for some time, coming out trashed.

I'm glad you did and I agree with your opinion. It was quite bizaare.
While it would be good to know what happened to the victim, I would be very
interested in the outcome for Ryan. I put my money on a plea bargain for
some misdemeanor, perhaps with a small fine.

Lee

> You would be surprised how many incidents go unreported in the keys.
> The local papers cover them. Its just no one in the groups, including
> me, want to constantly bring those bad tidings that can also hurt
> friends in the business.

I'm not all that surprised. You don't see many reports of shark sightings
off Ft. Lauderdale or Miami Beach for much the same reason.

> The only reason I posted this was the bizaare police reaction. Perhaps
> the divemaster suspected that the gear would sit unwashed in an
> evidence locker for some time, coming out trashed.

I'm glad you did and I agree with your opinion. It was quite bizaare.
While it would be good to know what happened to the victim, I would be very
interested in the outcome for Ryan. I put my money on a plea bargain for
some misdemeanor, perhaps with a small fine.

Lee

Lee Bell wrote:
>
> I'm glad you did and I agree with your opinion. It was quite bizaare.
> While it would be good to know what happened to the victim,
>
> Lee

Unfortunately

http://keynoter.com/articles/2007/01/19/news/news06.txt

"An Ohio woman involved in a diving accident off the Upper Keys last
weekend has died."

"Mrs. Motter is the Keys' first dive death of 2007."

"In 2006, 15 people died in Florida Keys waters while involved in scuba
diving or snorkeling."

R.I.P. Mrs. Motter

Lee Bell wrote:
>
> I'm glad you did and I agree with your opinion. It was quite bizaare.
> While it would be good to know what happened to the victim,
>
> Lee

Unfortunately

http://keynoter.com/articles/2007/01/19/news/news06.txt

"An Ohio woman involved in a diving accident off the Upper Keys last
weekend has died."

"Mrs. Motter is the Keys' first dive death of 2007."

"In 2006, 15 people died in Florida Keys waters while involved in scuba
diving or snorkeling."

R.I.P. Mrs. Motter

Lee Bell wrote:
>
> I'm glad you did and I agree with your opinion. It was quite bizaare.
> While it would be good to know what happened to the victim,
>
> Lee

Unfortunately

http://keynoter.com/articles/2007/01/19/news/news06.txt

"An Ohio woman involved in a diving accident off the Upper Keys last
weekend has died."

"Mrs. Motter is the Keys' first dive death of 2007."

"In 2006, 15 people died in Florida Keys waters while involved in scuba
diving or snorkeling."

R.I.P. Mrs. Motter

> "picked up Motter's dive computer, attached to the equipment, and
> reportedly appeared to be attempting to alter it in some way,"

Interesting. This might explain the tampering with evidence charge, but is
unlikely to be significant unless Ryan was trying to take the battery out.
That's the only way I know of to alter information on a dive computer
without a link to a non dive computer.

Anybody know of a computer that can be altered by pushing buttons?

Lee

> "picked up Motter's dive computer, attached to the equipment, and
> reportedly appeared to be attempting to alter it in some way,"

Interesting. This might explain the tampering with evidence charge, but is
unlikely to be significant unless Ryan was trying to take the battery out.
That's the only way I know of to alter information on a dive computer
without a link to a non dive computer.

Anybody know of a computer that can be altered by pushing buttons?

Lee