hey calm down reason for this calm down what was wrong with me getting them into the bay without the wind so we could deal with this Justin eel an experienced houseboat operator was guiding his customers to safety after their boat hit a rock under 46 USC section 234 federal law emphasizes a Mariners duty to render assistance to individuals in Peril without unreasonable delay despite this lawful and commendable effort National Park Service Rangers interrupted his rescue boarding his boat and accusing him of interfering with their duties eel attempted to explain the urgency of his actions but the Rangers dismissed his explanation yep that's all right we're doing a contact with him soon as we're done with that you can take him right wherever you need to go what's that no that's not how this is going to work federal law enforcement officer my name is Ranger I will call Now call whoever you got to call not contact this is [ __ ] okay contact the once I get them secured out of this wind if if you're going to going to have a real problem okay hold on let's go talk to him you want to talk to him first yeah you don't have a permanent to operate of business here anyway all right sir come here just just power down we'll just come talk to you no I'm going in I'm going to par take you to deal for that I said what you're doing right now is interfering with the agency function hey calm down reason for this calm down we're going to talk to you yeah I'm stop turn it off shut the motor down shut the down all right I told you to shut the motor down in a law enforcement the Rangers boarded eel's boat insisting he power down and comply with their instructions under 16 USC Section 1 A-6 Park Rangers have authority to enforce regulations but such enforcement must be reasonable and proportional a Bel refusal stemmed from his concern for the safety of the stranded customers in worsening weather conditions despite his efforts to deescalate the situation and focus on aiding his customers the Rangers escalated the confrontation ultimately subduing him physically okay you're making this scene unsa you're making this scene unsafe shut it down motor down I don't want to have to you're not at all stop stop now you are being seized lafor get the [ __ ] out get your hand behind your back get your hands behind your back stop stop why why would you do that cuz I'm trying to take care of my guest other hand give me the other hand it's it's it's awkward in a spot there oh boy you any weapons on you sir weapons I'm work is there anything in here that we need no there's nothing come on okay just relax all right this is totally unnecessary it it is until you I why can't I park my [ __ ] houseb why can't I get my houseb Park out of the [ __ ] wind you're in the middle of a law enforcement contact you're interfering with agency's functions to uh be advised we have one in custody give me this leg what are you thinkk good copy I was trying to take care of my guest you would have been more than happy to help you with it after I parked the boat going to jail I'm not going anywhere okay I don't think you have a choice in that right now all right do me a favor try to put your knees towards your chest trying to get you up and we go toward just [ __ ] pull me back some [ __ ] Heroes all right go ahead we're going to set you up here all right 1 two three get out put have a [Applause] seat are you fin yeah that's fine who are you what's that what's your name well I can't hear very well either okay well I announced that back there when we were trying to contact you okay yeah this is awesome never seen a bigger [ __ ] pile of [ __ ] in my life or Nothing what was wrong with me getting them into the bay with out the wind so we could deal with this and what did you need to make contact with them for because something happened on Park property right they were stuck they were on a buoy they went off in the markers on a buoy that fell the ice there's two old women or two old men two old it's an old couple good copy myself know what the hell going on this is crazy I understand that and but we still have to do a report to find out it's going to be a great report yeah what a b it would have been yeah whatever yeah that's fine you got anybody you can call for this one take care this boat I don't even know if I want to call somebody to take care of this yeah you know I do have somebody I want to call to take care of this boat okay no you can leave that area where it is all right I'm just asking you do you have anybody yeah you can call you guys are real [ __ ] Cowboys you know that I just don't know why he couldn't make contact after we were going to make the pull them in the park cuz it doesn't work like it's going to work like that for you do you understand that this is going to change for you what's going to change the way you conduct that [ __ ] what the hell I can handle being a bitched at that's fine but it's windy out here and we got old couple on there they just hit Ro this is average for cab this is everyday I've lived here my whole [ __ ] day do you know who the kind of people I have to deal with they don't know a damn thing about a boat you understand that they wanted help parking so I going to but we made it a contact right law enforcement that means we're dealing with something you're not involved it you helped them off the rock we left out of then you interfere with not how this works it's not this works my wife is calling me on the radio so either you have to contact her or she's going to think I'm missing okay so just contact her tell her to come have somebody get this B and this is [ __ ] sh I don't want at the [ __ ] show Jesus Christ you [ __ ] tackle right not at all you didn't tackle me I told you to stop how many times I don't want to argue with you I mean it's I'm not going to argue with you you are a motherucker you know that wonderful great would you tell her I'm [ __ ] being arrested for the [ __ ] I got a business to run here hey I got a business run here let me push the nose or push the speaker for me hey are you there uh hit the speaker phone thing again hit it on speaker hey I need somebody to come to the oh well to get the dogs off okay cuz I've been CH handcuffed I've been [ __ ] tazed I got tackled off my seat and I got a bloody nose and yet I got a house boat running around in the wind with another one broke down down the lake who's your Ranger um I don't know tell tell Ranger there's a guy that's who's here is this is this seriously necessary it was because he interfered with the government function that we were doing okay we were in the middle of a traffic stopped sto in the boat and he interfered with it started hollering at us and everything else okay oh I just I don't this is ridiculous just just have my mother I'm call bother him on a Saturday during the altercation Rangers resorted to tazing and handcuffing eel claiming he was obstructing government functions according to Graham versus Connor 490 at us 386 1989 law enforcement's use of force must be objectively reasonable under the circumstances however ibl's actions motivated by his duty to assist his customers did not pose a threat just ifying such measures his requests to park the boat safely before complying were ignored leaving his business operations and customers in Jeopardy why are you shaking I'm not shaking I'm rocking with I can feel your goddamn pulse I don't want you falling off in there I know cuz I'm I'm pretty all right work pretty good that's kind of a first one yeah we'll get those off you soon not a [ __ ] chance get that [ __ ] boat off my engines get the boat off my engines sit down get the boat off my [ __ ] engines pull it on to the side after being subdued eel engaged in a conversation with the arresting Rangers questioning their actions and the necessity of their interference under the Freedom of Information Act body camera footage later revealed The Exchange illustrating eel's calm demeanor and his genuine concerns for his customer safety the footage painted a troubling picture of the Rangers prioritizing procedural adherence over practical judgment raising questions about the proportionality and ethics of their enforcement approach like And subscribe for more police cam stories watch the next recommended video click to watch now