Sigh ...

We can all think of situations where following the law becomes dangerous:

I'm merging onto the highway in front of a convoy of tractor-trailers. My choices are to exceed the speed limit, or slam on my brakes and potentially lose control. So, are speed limits stupid or "gay?"

I'm running out of the Everett jetty at no-wake speed, when I notice water coming into the boat because the drain plug fell out. My choices are to idle back to the ramp and hope my bilge pump keeps up, or put the boat on plane and high-tail it back to the ramp. So, is the no-wake rule stupid or "gay?"

Each of us has to make a personal decision in cases like this. You take responsibility for the decision, and you accept the consequences. I think that 90% of the time, following the new fish-out-of-water rule is easy and safe, except you don't get to display your fish. When I took a charter out of Sitka last year, the crew released maybe 100 fish while they stayed in the water, and there was never a point where it became dangerous, even though we were in 3-4' seas. Maybe we all have to take the time to learn to do this better, but that's the cost of living in a regulated society.

Not meaning to denegrate anyone, just trying to point out that you can still use your judgment, and choose to break the law when complying with it is too dangerous for your particular situation. That's different than just rejecting it completely because it MIGHT be dangerous in SOME circumstances.