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Florida Man Charged Over Failed Attempt to Cross Atlantic in Giant ‘Hamster Wheel’

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When Coast Guard officers told Baluchi they were cutting short his “manifestly unsafe” voyage, Baluchi threatened to kill himself with a 12-inch knife if anyone tried to apprehend him, and claimed to have a bomb aboard, which turned out to be fake, according to the complaint. Three days later, Baluchi—who authorities have intercepted in his Hydro Pod at least three times previously—finally surrendered
As stable as his vessel.
What a crappy article, it doesn't even say what he was charged with.
Beginning on an unknown date and continuing through on or about August 29, 2023, upon the highseas outside the jurisdiction any particular state or district, in international waters, while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the defendant(s) violated:
18 U.S.C. §2237(a)(2)(A) Obstruction of a Boarding
46U.S.C. §70036(b)(1) Violation of a Captain of the Port Order
Basically he's being done for resisting arrest while at sea.
- Just run across the ocean in a mobius strip and the arrest the world for stowing away. Check mate.
- Well his other option was starvation/dehydration leading to death so....
The guy obviously want to die at sea.
I say next time he tries, the CG lets him.
- Don't we have enough pollution in the ocean as it is?
  
  Yea, but he's tried multiple times. Which pollutes more? A lifetime of failure, or one death?
That is so moronic of him.
- Which part
  
  Yes
that is a special kind of stupid.
they should have had him sign a waiver saying the coast guard didn’t need to watch out for him, and then send him on his way, godspeed.
trust me, the human gene pool could desperately use it.
- He sounds mentally ill from the sounds of it. I'm sure he'll get the support he needs now cough
  
  I know you're being facetious but Florida's mental healthcare system is abhorrently managed and funded. If it's not the worst in the US we're easily top 5. Especially for Baker Acts (involuntary admission to a psych facility), which he is. If you so much as blink at a cop or mention you're depressed in the wrong way to a doctor you get locked up for 72 hours. It's often traumatic, rarely does anything to help people in distress and leaves you thousands of dollars in the hole at the end of it.
- Might want to find out how strong the genetic component even is, first. You've seen dumb kids from smart parents and vice versa, right?
  
  The way people casually espouse eugenics is disturbing. I blame Idiocracy.
Man in Buoy Crosses Coast Guard Crossing Ocean in Dud Attempt With Fake Bomb
Can't fix stupid

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