▲ 170 ▼ Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the Atlantic (www.npr.org) submitted 3 years ago by skybox@lemm.ee to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 years ago (3 children) Stop wasting tax dollars stopping this man doing what he wants. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dojan@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago But it’s dangerous; he could end up in a better place. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) The issue was that he threatened to detonate a bomb if the coast guard got close. He also said he had knives and would kill himself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago hm, that change the story, not like I would check what you said permalink fedilink source parent [+] oldGregg@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works -5 points 3 years ago* The reason this escalated is they were harassing him. They detained him for days, looking for a problem that wasn't there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago He definitely would have died at least twice if not for coast guard intervention, and it seems like that's what he wants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dojan@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago But it’s dangerous; he could end up in a better place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) The issue was that he threatened to detonate a bomb if the coast guard got close. He also said he had knives and would kill himself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago hm, that change the story, not like I would check what you said permalink fedilink source parent [+] oldGregg@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works -5 points 3 years ago* The reason this escalated is they were harassing him. They detained him for days, looking for a problem that wasn't there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago hm, that change the story, not like I would check what you said permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works -5 points 3 years ago* The reason this escalated is they were harassing him. They detained him for days, looking for a problem that wasn't there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago He definitely would have died at least twice if not for coast guard intervention, and it seems like that's what he wants. permalink fedilink source parent