Man arrested by coastguard

kris Super Member Posts: 22,554	Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 8:29:24 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kris on Sept 9, 2023 8:29:24 GMT www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-arrested-attempting-cross-atlantic-human-powered-hamster-w-rcna103873?fbclid=IwAR2cPZPTvfCsCFhx9Zn2w9mSCBhRsvWBURMY7pikRM2LZFaOxXQRXJWF_ow

Aloysius Long Standing Member Al-oh-wish-us Posts: 4,666	Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 8:32:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Aloysius on Sept 9, 2023 8:32:31 GMT Slightly old news. And it's not the first time he's tried it. Darwin Award nominee...

kris Super Member Posts: 22,554	Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 8:36:20 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kris on Sept 9, 2023 8:36:20 GMT Sorry for posting old news, but as it’s not been posted here before it’s new to here.

‎ Super Member Posts: 8,792	Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 8:36:41 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ‎ on Sept 9, 2023 8:36:41 GMT Why is it illegal? Surely it would be up to him or was he a threat to shopping.
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kris Super Member Posts: 22,554	Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 8:37:17 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kris on Sept 9, 2023 8:37:17 GMT Sept 9, 2023 8:36:41 GMT ‎ said: Why is it illegal? Surely it would be up to him or was he a threat to shopping. He had to be rescued twice before.

‎ Super Member Posts: 8,792	Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 8:39:19 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ‎ on Sept 9, 2023 8:39:19 GMT Is he asking to be rescued? He may just want to die having an adventure. It seems odd that what he is doing, while a bit mental, would be an arrestable offence.
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Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 8:40:59 GMT via mobile

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Post by kris on Sept 9, 2023 8:40:59 GMT

Sept 9, 2023 8:39:19 GMT ‎ said:

Is he asking to be rescued? He may just want to die having an adventure.

It seems odd that what he is doing, while a bit mental, would be an arrestable offence.

It is in America. We are one of the few countries that you can just go and buy a boat and sail away.

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Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 8:43:05 GMT ‎ likes this

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Post by Aloysius on Sept 9, 2023 8:43:05 GMT

Sept 9, 2023 8:36:41 GMT ‎ said:

Why is it illegal?

Surely it would be up to him or was he a threat to shopping.

There's this really odd thing that some people do called 'caring'. Sometimes it's because they are paid. But at other times it's more that they're there.

In the case of the coastguard one suspects it's mostly the former.

What he needs to do is get far enough away to be out of sight. There's always the next time.

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Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 10:28:26 GMT

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Post by Aloysius on Sept 9, 2023 10:28:26 GMT

Sept 9, 2023 8:40:59 GMT kris said:

Sept 9, 2023 8:39:19 GMT ‎ said:

Is he asking to be rescued? He may just want to die having an adventure.

It seems odd that what he is doing, while a bit mental, would be an arrestable offence.

It is in America. We are one of the few countries that you can just go and buy a boat and sail away.

Yet if you get to practically anywhere else without the more usually required formal qualifications you are a teensy weensy bit screwed.

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Man arrested by coastguard Sept 9, 2023 10:30:07 GMT via mobile

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