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Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the Atlantic (www.npr.org)

submitted 1 year ago by skybox@lemm.ee to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Stop wasting tax dollars stopping this man doing what he wants.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

But it’s dangerous; he could end up in a better place.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year 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.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

hm, that change the story, not like I would check what you said

[–] MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The reason this escalated is they were harassing him. They detained him for days, looking for a problem that wasn't there.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

He definitely would have died at least twice if not for coast guard intervention, and it seems like that's what he wants.