Video showing the intense arrest of a surfer at Belmar Beach for not having a required beach tag is raising questions about enforcement.
BELMAR, N.J. - That surfer now faces multiple charges. The video was posted to social media, and shows a surfer being placed under arrest and forced to the ground following questions by Belmar Police about whether he had a required beach tag. Other beachgoers were also caught on camera, shocked as they watched the scene unfold. 'This is crazy, get off of him,' one person said during the incident.
Violators will be issued a summons and escorted from the beach and may not return until they have obtained a badge.' 'That's overdoing it'Belmar Beach regulars said they're surprised to see what appears to be a quick escalation of events. 'That's overdoing it,' one person said. 'No one wears their badges on their wetsuit,' beachgoer Mary-Kate Findley said. 'I just keep it on my bag.
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