The near-death experience of Jacob Trette, the San Clemente surfer who got in trouble at the Mavericks big-wave break a week ago, was both dramatic and poignant, and it seems hard-hearted to say that the jet ski operator who saved his life should not have been allowed in the water.Â
But I have problems with public policy decisions that aim to protect people from their own choices, and the boom in extreme sports is giving us plenty of opportunities to consider the issues.
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