LaPointe refutes previous interview

I live in Medway, MA and when young summered on
Long Lake - in Harrison. I think LaPointe should
go to jail for killing those two people....He was
drunk, and like a car should not have been driving. Its the same thing car or boat. If he
was driving a car he could not use they had no
lights on, thats why I hit them. Besides that
lake is way to small for that size boat.....

You clearly have absoultely no idea what you are talking about - move out of Medway as there are more people there who know and love the LaPointe's - go drink another beer!

LONG LAKE HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A WATERY GRAVEYARD!

There is no debate that Mr. LaPointe’s substance abuse had recklessly and shamefully contributed and caused the deaths of the unsuspecting innocent passengers in the victim’s boat. Law states that a person commits the crime of manslaughter if he/she recklessly "causes the death of another human being”.(In Mr. LaPointe’s case, 2 people died.) It must be the old policy question regarding the validity of punishing a person, Mr. LaPointe, criminally for reckless activity when the "victims" to some degree participated in reckless conduct. But is this fair to let Mr. LaPointe off the hook for manslaughter? Is it simply a legal loophole?

Mr. LaPointe clearly operated his 32’ cigarette boat with disregard for other boaters, especially on a dark night while knowing other boats were nearby. Mr. LaPointe clearly used his huge offshore boat as a weapon in a manner that endangered life, beside operating his boat too close too shore. May God forbid that his “NO PATIENCE water weapon” did not slam into a lakefront home with sleeping occupants instead of those trees.(Yeah, we saw the mess.)

Were the poor victims negligent? Maybe, but then so, in some respect, IS EVERY other swimmer, jet skier, canoe operator, kayaker, and boater on the Long Lake waters. Reckless behavior can be interpreted in 100’s of different ways, so then nobody will or could ever be convicted of manslaughter charges when they, in fact, did recklessly kill other innocent people. As both a MA resident and a summer Harrison lake resident, I want to see justice prevail. We, too, have had near misses with other watercraft on Long Lake due to other boater’s speed and recklessness. Cumberland County Courts did not set a good example to the community today.

It’s not comforting to know that if I’m ever recklessly killed on Long Lake waters due to other’s negligence that justice will not be served in our court systems due to an age-old legal policy question. Our Harrison property taxes are over $10K annually and my family can no longer enjoy Long Lake water sports with this hanging over all Long Lake citizens. This deadlock just made it easier for the next boating killer to get off easily with another form of OJ trick. Nothing like hurting Long Lake tourism!!

harrison summer folk,by your definition ray trotte would be legally resposible for sues death.he knowingly took her out on that lake at night with no lights on his boat, talk about acting recklessly,thats like driving down the road and parking in the middle of 117 with no lights on.if ray had put on his 29 dollar stern light as the law says to dowe would not be having this conversation.the light is visible up to 2 miles away.

To PLM wrote:

You clearly have absoultely no idea what you are talking about - move out of Medway as there are more people there who know and love the LaPointe's - go drink another beer!

Where are these personal attacks on people with an opinion coming from? This isn't about how many people love this man. This is about accepting responsibility for racing down a lake that your boat should never have been on after drinking.
That article sickened me. I truly feel for his family. Because of his irresponsibility, they suffer, as well.