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OPINIONS RUN DEEP AFTER CONVICTION OF SETH CRAVENS

Seth Cravens, reacting to the guilty verdict.

A spilled drink. This whole sad affair started because of a spilled drink. What followed were bad decisions. A brawl. A punch. A death. Lives ruined and an affluent community thrust into the pop culture spotlight of Nancy Grace and her sluethy ilk.

View photos of the memorial paddle out for Emery Kauanui

Seth Cravens was convicted of second-degree murder this week in the fatal beating of a quasi-professional surfer Emery Kauanui in the upscale San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla.

According to a San Diego Union Tribune (UT) article, court testimony stated that Cravens and four others – Eric House, Matthew Yanke, Orlando Osuna and Henri “Hank” Hendricks – left a La Jolla bar where House and Kauanui had gotten into an altercation.

The men drove to Kauanui’s mother’s home in La Jolla, and a fight broke out. At one point during the altercation, Kauanui rose to his feet after being on the ground, according to testimony. He argued with Cravens, who witnesses said hit Kauanui once in the jaw, knocking him to the ground.

According to the UT article, Yanke, House and Osuna pleaded guilty in June to involuntary manslaughter. House and Yanke were ordered to serve 210 days each in county jail. Osuna received the longest jail term at 349 days. Hendricks, 22, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. Sentencing is set for Jan. 12.

The five men, according to the UT article, all graduates of La Jolla High School, were self-described as “the Bird Rock Bandits.” As a gang the men had engaged in numerous alcohol-fueled fights in the neighborhood over several years, prosecutors said during the trial.

The internet is boiling over with opinions about the incident deceased Kauanui, the crime, the community and convicted murderer Seth Cravens.

Here is some of the internet chatter from an emotional case:

I graduated from LJHS the same year as Seth. I knew Emery’s brother well. I surfed with Emery. I went to school with Seth. I want the world to know this was no freak accident. It was only a matter of time before Seth murdered someone. I said that many times before he did. It was not a hard thing to see coming. – Big Rock

The whole thing is a tragic waste all around. But, due process has been served, and hopefully everyone involved can begin to put the pieces back together as best they can. — craigj532

The verdict surprises, but does not sadden, me. Cravens was the type of guy who spent his life looking for trouble. Well, he sure found it now…He’s looking at hard time in a CA State Penitentiary. That’s no picnic. – ringer

Personally I don’t care if Seth spends the rest of his life in prison as I don’t think he’s much of a nice guy. But I don’t think he went to that house planning on killing anybody. But like said above, nobody wins in this case. Not even close. My two cents. — Esteban4000

I do not know Seth therefore I would not judge him as it is unfair to pass judgement on someone we do not know. I grieve for the poor surfer; no one deserves to die so young it is a tragedy and a tragedy for all.–Flori

They’re all a bunch of worthless punks. They are a blight on an otherwise awesome beach during the summer. Bunch of young, drunk morons trying to ruin other people’s good times. — dude

The defense has promised to appeal. The process is not over. Although the conviction of Cravens has begun the healing process for many, our justice system plods on. For better or for worse, it plods.

GHOST TREE PWC BAN? Decision On Watercraft Comes Tomorrow

Riding waves like this at Ghost Tree, part of the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary, will be a lot more difficult without a jet ski.

While it was reported that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) will ban the use of Motorized Personal Watercraft (MPWC) within the marine sanctuary as of February 2009, limiting or eliminating the use of JetSkis at big-wave spots like Ghost Tree, Moss Landing and Maverick’s, the truth is the official action does not become public until tomorrow, November 20, 2008, and nothing is for sure.

View photos of huge Ghost Tree here.

For an idea of the geography, the MBNMS stretches from about 7 miles north of Point Bonita, near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, all the way south to near Cambria on California’s coast.

Has the NOAA been discussing this? Yes. Do we know the details? No. “We are constrained by federal rules and until it’s a final, official, action by the federal government, I really can’t comment on it, ” said Scott Kathey with the MBNMS. “It becomes final tomorrow.” He was however, able to say the decision is about a much larger issue than MPWC. We all know that’s the issue that closely effects big-wave surfers, but the MBNMS’s interest is in protecting the sanctuary at large and many people have been part of the decision making process.

The use of MPWC makes up a very small part of a much bigger decision. “This isn’t just about MPWC at all,” he says. “It’s a very small part of a very large management plan process that’s been going on for seven years. It’s basically our management plan for the Sanctuary over the next 10 years. This is our guidebook and it’s taken a long time, mainly because we have a tremendous amount of public input and it’s far more than most federal agencies do.”

According to Kathey, the MBNMS has limited the use of MPWC inside the sanctuary since 1992 so it’s nothing new. What we’re waiting for is to see how and if those limitations will change. It was reported that Maverick’s will remain a “seasonal” MPWC zone, but while Kathey could not confirm details until tomorrow, he did say that elimination of all MPWC within the sanctuary is not true. That said, it is possible Maverick’s may get a “seasonal” fifth MPWC operating zone. Right now the MBNMS currently has four in other areas, but until the NOAA’s decision is official tomorrow, we don’t yet know if those zones will stay put.

The definition of MPWC is not limited to JetSkis. “As of right now, and since 1992, it’s been much more than just JetSkis. It includes hovercraft, small fast speedboats, hydrofoils, airboats…Those are all considered MPWC. The majority of craft that qualify as MPWC in this sanctuary tend to be more of the JetSki variety, but the definition is broader,” said Kathey.

Since the MPWC used for tow-in surfing are mainly of the JetSki type, it will be interesting to learn how the sport will be affected by new regulations and whether the definition of MPWC will change. “A small part of that regulations package will address MPWC; mainly a redefinition of what MPWC are as far as NOAA is concerned, and then there’ll be some regulations addressing access at Mavericks,” he said.

Whatever the decision, surfers will undoubtedly find a way around any laws preventing them from doing what they love and the face of tow-in surfing might change. Surfers are forever pushing the envelope and finding new ways to ride waves. If big waves can’t be ridden with the help of MPWC inside the Sanctuary, some surfers will still find a way to get into those massive waves. Tomorrow’s decision will indicate down which road we’re headed.

JPMorgan cuts investment banking jobs: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM – News) is cutting about 10 percent of its investment banking staff as the credit crunch and slowdown in the economy bite into bank earnings, people familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

The company will likely cut staff in line with competitors such as Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS – News), which is cutting 10 percent, the sources said.

On Thursday, JPMorgan let go at least six equity sales officials from its New York desk, according to one person familiar with the matter.

The bank declined comment.

JPMorgan is seen as one of the Wall Street survivors. It has not had to make the severe writedowns on mortgage-related assets that other banks have reported.

But the bank took on about 6,000 staff from nearly-insolvent Bear Stearns Cos in March and has also added staff through its acquisition of failed thrift Washington Mutual Inc (Other OTC:WAMUQ.PK – News).

In its third-quarter earnings statement, the bank said its head count was 228,452, including just over 40,000 from WaMu.

(Reporting by Elinor Comlay; editing by John Wallace)