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Love the bit where taxpayers are footing the bill to save him.
No one is "saving" him. The Coast Guard has repeatedly and unilaterally decided to hassle this guy every time he puts to sea over red tape and other trivial shit. The word you're searching for is actually "harassing." He did not ask to be rescued and never indicated he was in distress.
He knew they would harass him and he couldn’t find a guy to tail him in a boat?
Until the moment when they find some dead dude in a giant bubble and now the coast guard is liable for his death.
Why would they be? If he wants to wash up dead in a bubble, that's his business.
Tbf, I have no idea whether coast guard would actually be liable. However, one of the coast guards’ responsibilities is rescue, so I would think if they willingly and intentionally ignored someone in obvious danger (this is very obviously dangerous), they would need to take some responsibility for anything going wrong? And I can’t blame them for not wanting to take the risk?
Even if the man sent a clear “no distress” signal, they have no idea if the man is having a mental crisis, or what other circumstances are. Even if they did know all the background information and know for 100% this dude is not in distress (again, he is in danger…I think we can all agree on that?), would you want to be the guy that made the call not to rescue him, then find out he died because of that?
I say rescue him so he doesn’t die of idiocy, and then fine him for the rescue efforts to deter future behavior?
Let’s fine everyone who goes skydiving, who are to decide what’s safe or not?
Those are all highly regulated and require an absurd amount of training, safety equipment, etc. When people skydive, base jump, etc, the authorities are aware and prepared should anything go wrong.
I think it’s unfair to make a comparison between a random dumbass endangering himself and a highly regulated extreme sport.
Pardon? Anyone can go buy a parachute and go base jumping, the hell you talking about? You seriously think everyone has certification? Or just seems like you have an absolute shit understanding of how things actually work in the real world. Nothing is that perfect lmfao.
There’s also people who have voyaged across the ocean solo in shit like a god damn fucking kayak…. without permission…. so clearly it can be done. So yeah, there’s literally no reason to get up in this guys business.
I’ve jumped from a plane and the outfit I did it with provided about 15 minutes of class time. The instructor rolled in late as they partied hard the night before. I’m just lucky laundry didn’t pour out of my pack during the jump.
Don't you think that they have rules and procedures for that?
People who work such jobs simply don't want to think such thoughts while working.
Suicide is illegal in the USA, this could be interpreted as suicide if they wanted to press charges.
If being reckless and/or very stupid was akin to suicide, a lot of things like base jumping would be illegal.
It's the fact the guy has tried it 4 times, he keeps trying to do something stupid.
People die at sea all the time, no one is liable for their deaths