I usually like the New York Post, but they can't get things right with this story. Why? Because the credentialed class can't stand the idea that "college grads" are subject to FAFO, and Karma, like everyone else. ‘Exceptional’ NY college grad killed when boat taken without permission crashes in Boston Harbor
The original title to the article seems to have been "Student-athlete killed, three injured in Boston Harbor boat crash." They couldn't even say that the boat was "taken without permission." Most people call that stealing, but the NY Post is talking about a "college grad."
Here is what they want you to remember.
An “exceptional” New York college graduate was killed when a boat she and her friends were riding in without permission crashed into a pier in Boston Harbor, according to officials.
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dankert, who played soccer for Union College in Schenectady, was killed when the recreational boat smashed into pier 4R, just off a runway at Logan International Airport, around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
If someone was "riding without permission" in my vehicle, I would consider it to have been stolen. Maybe that is just me.
"Smashed into pier" sounds to me like the boat was traveling at high speed. This tells me that whoever was driving probably had limited-to-no experience piloting a boat.
If you get far enough in the article, you get to some inconvenient facts.
“The vessel involved was taken without authorization and operated outside the knowledge and control of the Club, well after the Club had closed for the day,” the club told WCVB. “We are cooperating fully with all relevant authorities.”
Freedom Boat Club is a way to get access to boats, without owning one outright. Sort of like cross between a timeshare and car rental agency. The club never interested me, so I can't tell you much about it.
Dankert graduated from Union College in 2024. It is odd that they don't mention anything about what she has done since then. Or maybe not so odd. The job market, if you're a "student athlete" from "a small liberal arts school in Schenectady," is probably a tough market.
Hat tip to William Teach
Exceptional? Boat taken without permission? Seriously? She and her friends stole the boat. Little Miss Exception committed a felony, the FAFO to the extreme
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