In their defense, they only stated that they appreciated it…not that they’d listen.

Mmmmmm microplastics 🥰

More than Google tbh

Capitalism

Sorry 😞

I wasn’t equating slavery with capitalism here. I was comparing your reasoning with the reasoning of those who argued for the status quo during times of slavery.

“Slavery is one of the worst forms of economic oppression. Except, of course, all other times we tried running the economy without slavery.”

It’s free after you pay for it.

It’s a one-time fee that you pay monthly. One-time in that you pay one time a month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrccTMwoLv8&pp=ygUUUG9ydGxhbmRpYSBidXkgcGhvbmU%3D

Yeah seriously. People saying “just leave him”, like for real? The dude is in obvious danger…he’s a fucking idiot, and maybe should be fined for the rescue effort, but good lord you can’t just leave him in such a high risk situation like that. He doesn’t deserve to die for this like c’mon

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?