Cleaning balloons after the party

[u/mk100100]

[u/Downtown-Inflation13]

One of them has already been arrested and admitted

[u/Lkthe3rd → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

Oh good r/justiceserved

[u/Stopikingonme → u/Lkthe3rd]

Kit

[u/New-Two7463 → u/Stopikingonme]

You have been banned from r/KitKat

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[u/Gerlon_Two_Fingers → u/New-Two7463]

Ummmm….. kit?

[u/TangoKlass → u/Gerlon_Two_Fingers]

Did you actually get a ban?

[u/Gerlon_Two_Fingers → u/TangoKlass]

It wasn’t a bot that replied I think it was another Redditor lol

[u/GlassPanther → u/Gerlon_Two_Fingers]

He was trying to trigger the automod ... The redditor that replied is a poor example of what SHOULD have happened.

I went down the Kit rabbit hole, once ... See here : https://old.reddit.com/r/JusticeServed/comments/u5td1g/impatient_driver_got_blocked_for_being_an_idiot/i56am23/

[u/CaraAsha → u/GlassPanther]

What is the point of that? I keep seeing it but idk why they're wanting to be blocked?

[u/SaeChanOshi33 → u/GlassPanther]

I didn't even knew this sub existed so why dose it ban for _it?

[u/SendAstronomy → u/SaeChanOshi33]

Read the pinned post on r/kitkat

Edit: it won't clear things up

[u/lizardbird8 → u/Gerlon_Two_Fingers]

He was definitely a person look at his profile

[u/Bustucka → u/TangoKlass]

I dont think they will, just a stupid automod

[u/Incredi-flow → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

It’s fun to say “admitted he did it”.

[u/Ntl1991 → u/Incredi-flow]

Just wait until you hear about Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog!

[u/SorryamSmarts → u/Ntl1991]

Mock trial with J Rienhold!

[u/synthphreak → u/Incredi-flow]

I’m partial to any sentence with “edited it” in there.

[u/Tim080 → u/synthphreak]

I was really confused about this comment until I said it out loud. I too enjoy saying that now

[u/killemyoung317 → u/Tim080]

“Patted it down” is similarly groovy

[u/glummy_ → u/killemyoung317]

Ed patted it down and admitted he edited it.

[u/ColmDawson → u/synthphreak]

Hi Pete Holmes

[u/Raphiki415 → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

Link?

[u/a_zan → u/Raphiki415]

Version without a paywall: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/26/man-injured-during-attack-shooting-in-miami-dades-redland-area/

[u/PoopMobile9000 → u/a_zan]

Interesting URL

[u/a_zan → u/PoopMobile9000]

haha Glad you also noticed that! Their team probably messed up when posting it

[u/Miss_Thang2077 → u/a_zan]

His comment about Jesus being alive is kinda infuriating. I don’t think your religion approves of breaking the law and causing environmental disasters because you’re a lazy sod.

[u/Capt_Killer → u/Miss_Thang2077]

No, you don't understand, he didn't mean cross and nails Jesus. He meant His Buddy and co-business partner that mysteriously disappeared about 4 weeks ago. He is simply stating that if something happened to Jesus, he is not responsible for it.

[u/ObnoxiousTwit → u/a_zan]

The decision to use dozens of balloons to decorate a yacht during a recent marriage proposal in Miami turned out to be really costly for a group of people.

The problem wasn't in using balloons, it was disposing of them in the water that was the problem.

[u/PinkTalkingDead → u/ObnoxiousTwit]

Fr what dogshit wording. They own a fucking yacht, paying a fine is nothing to them. It’s the ocean and all it’s inhabitants that suffer as always.

[u/princesse-lointaine → u/PinkTalkingDead]

It looks like the yacht was chartered for the event. So a $10,000 fine is probably a little more painful for someone that can’t afford their own yacht (I️ hope）

[u/Sprmodelcitizen → u/princesse-lointaine]

Those yachts are like 6,000+ for 4 hours.

[u/tatsujb → u/PinkTalkingDead]

nobody walked out of this having learned the actual lesson 😢

[u/vorsky92 → u/PinkTalkingDead]

Well if the government actually paid that fine out to ocean cleanup groups, it'd probably clean up a lot more than those balloons. I don't mind the rich paying to clean up after other trashy people.

[u/badondesaurus → u/a_zan]

“Jesus is alive,” Torres-Bocanegra said after walking out of jail on Thursday afternoon. When reporters asked him if he cared about the environment, he said, “Of course!”

No one cared who I was until I desecrated the oceam

[u/Javyev → u/a_zan]

“Jesus is alive,” Torres-Bocanegra said after walking out of jail on Thursday afternoon.

I swear every bad person on earth is a Jesus freak...

[u/secretbandname → u/Raphiki415]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/13/balloon-popping-arrest/

[u/yukon-flower → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

And now there's a petition to ban balloons there! https://www.change.org/p/ban-balloons-in-marinas-beaches-and-coastal-areas-in-miami

[u/Boo_R4dley → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

$25K in fines just for the citations plus criminal charges with penalties of up to $10K or 60 days in jail for each person involved.

[u/PinkTalkingDead → u/Boo_R4dley]

I hope they have to do some community service as well

[u/I-am-mclovin2 → u/PinkTalkingDead]

Yeah like donning snorkel gear and gathering them all up

[u/iansynd → u/Boo_R4dley]

Ah yes, the good old penalty of "if you have enough money, it's fine"

[u/TartanGuppy → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

Good, ignorant cnuts

[u/Kasrkin84 → u/TartanGuppy]

Actually Cnut was apparently quite a wise individual. :P

[u/WikiSummarizerBot → u/Kasrkin84]

Cnut

Cnut (; Old English: Cnut cyning; Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki [ˈknuːtr ˈinː ˈriːke];; died 12 November 1035), also known as Cnut the Great and Canute, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are referred to together as the North Sea Empire. As a Danish prince, Cnut won the throne of England in 1016 in the wake of centuries of Viking activity in northwestern Europe. His later accession to the Danish throne in 1018 brought the crowns of England and Denmark together.

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Good Bot, Canute was the original cnut

[u/Good_Human_Bot_v2 → u/TartanGuppy]

Good human.

[u/TartanGuppy → u/Good_Human_Bot_v2]

Wow a 14 day old bot, should be in bot pre-school

[u/individual101 → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

He should be forced to scuba down and clean shit up to

[u/rts93 → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

Hope it's enough that they notice the cost.

[u/Manachron → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

Source?

[u/Human_Adverts → u/Downtown-Inflation13]

Excellent.

[u/gotnoaero]

GOT EM!

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/2nd-arrest-made-after-video-showed-popped-balloons-being-dumped-into-biscayne-bay/2759950/

In addition to the arrest, 10 civil citations were issued to other individuals involved, totaling over $25,000, police said.

[u/KeepFit1 → u/gotnoaero]

Hopefully they got kicked out of that marina too!

[u/gotnoaero → u/KeepFit1]

That was also being considered by the marina. It also looks like the boat owners may not have had the proper licences for their business.

[u/Bellish → u/gotnoaero]

That sounds very Miami.

[u/Bullen-Noxen → u/gotnoaero]

I know this has been asked before but....how stupid can people be?

[u/BayBeeBroBear → u/Bullen-Noxen]

there is no bounds to human stupidity.

[u/PM_ur_tots → u/Bullen-Noxen]

These aren't people. People are Homo Sapiens, there are an evolutionary offshoot but separate species. These are Homo Floridians.

[u/21forlyfe → u/gotnoaero]

If they can afford that stupid boat, 2,500/person isn’t enough.

[u/czarslayer → u/21forlyfe]

The boat was rented per the article, but still.

[u/angelamerkelsboner → u/21forlyfe]

The people in the video were employees.

[u/m4nustig → u/gotnoaero]

Two of the ten people cited are my neighbors lol horrible people tbh

[u/[deleted] → u/m4nustig]

Do tell…

[u/KdF-wagen → u/[deleted]]

Com'on /u/m4nustig if you are gonna talk shit lets fucking hear it don't just tickle our asses with a feather, slide a finger in there and give it to us.

[u/OhHowINeedChanging → u/KdF-wagen]

…And then tell us about your neighbors

[u/molehunterz → u/OhHowINeedChanging]

At that point I don't even care about the neighbors

[u/2drawnonward5 → u/molehunterz]

It's the neighbors' fingers

[u/KdF-wagen → u/2drawnonward5]

go on......

[u/FreePrinciple270 → u/KdF-wagen]

And they're going to give it to us

[u/KdF-wagen → u/FreePrinciple270]

And then………

[u/molehunterz → u/2drawnonward5]

All right, all right, maybe it's worth knowing about the neighbors. If it's their fingers that are liberally! Lubed up that we are talking about

[u/VanFam → u/KdF-wagen]

!remindme7hours!

Shit is always about to go down when in need to sleep.

[u/MuhNamesDaniel → u/m4nustig]

Yooo are you gonna elaborate or what

[u/bizzyboys → u/gotnoaero]

Not enough $$. But hopefully the arrest has some impact. I hate this video.

[u/Local_Economy → u/bizzyboys]

Right?! Plastic in the ocean is an international issue most everyone’s aware of, and here these people are

[u/molehunterz → u/gotnoaero]

And this is where we need to up the ante. When something is this egregious, and from a yacht that clearly does not give a shit about $25,000, make the fine $750,000. And then make it go towards cleaning the ocean.

I don't want to go extreme on this, but don't make littering a fee. Make it something that actually will pay towards cleaning up the environment

[u/tvtoad50 → u/molehunterz]

In countries like Germany and Austria and France (I think even Norway and Denmark too, maybe more) fines are based on your level of wealth. If you can afford to pay more then they make you pay more. It’s genius.

[u/molehunterz → u/tvtoad50]

I would love to read about this. This is the kind of system I think makes sense. But being from the us, we don't have this kind of system. I would love to read about it so I can know how to structure a proposed fee structure in the event somebody wants to discuss it.

Once upon a Time my mom told me don't bring me a problem, bring me a solution. And I think that is absolutely legit. It is the best way to bring up a problem, with a plan to solve it.

And I solidly think that a flat fee to break the law is a very broken system. So I would love to read about how it is dealt with in a better way

[u/PaulyNewman → u/tvtoad50]

Is it genius or is it fucking obvious and America is just a kleptocracy?

[u/tvtoad50 → u/PaulyNewman]

It’s fucking obvious, you’re totally right. Those countries are so much further ahead of us it’s a disgrace.

[u/id7e → u/tvtoad50]

You're telling me parts of Europe are ahead of the US in yet another way? I'm shocked. /s

[u/tvtoad50 → u/id7e]

Oh I’m pretty damn sure they’re ahead of us in almost every way, I can’t really think of anything that we are ahead on. I saw something about how well we do access for people with disabilities last week. That might be something. 🤷‍♀️

[u/saundersmarcelo → u/tvtoad50]

We're ahead of Europe in a lot of things too though.

Not necessarily good things, but...

[u/tvtoad50 → u/saundersmarcelo]

Lol, I was going say, what, covid death rates? Puritanical hypocrisy?

[u/Thin_Title83 → u/tvtoad50]

This is the way.

[u/Spacexcake → u/gotnoaero]

25,000 not nearly enough for this shit. Couple more 0's

[u/cheeselog → u/Spacexcake]

Should pop a hole in the yacht

[u/z-Apex-z]

I saw this on the news yesterday they identified one of the guys and gave him a 22,000$ citation

The person that was recording them told them that they shouldn’t do that. They just ignored the person that was recoding them.

[u/mSoGood08 → u/z-Apex-z]

$22k!!! That’s awesome.

[u/balofchez → u/mSoGood08]

I...I loathe people so much, knowing they got such a fine for such asshattery makes me a happy boy

[u/edwardsamson → u/mSoGood08]

Its awesome if that amount actually affects that dbag but its likely an extremely rich dbag who can just pay it and not worry about it. Fines are only punishments for poor people remember, they're an accepted cost for rich people to do whatever the fuck they want.

[u/Red_smurfs → u/edwardsamson]

Maybe but extremely rich dbags don't usually clean up after their parties personally. Thats what peasants are for.

Source: Me who used to have to clean up after rich people.

[u/naked_avenger → u/Red_smurfs]

Yeah, I’d have to think that was the staff for sure.

[u/insertnamehere57 → u/z-Apex-z]

Usually fines only effect poor people, but that might hurt.

[u/refreshhh5 → u/insertnamehere57]

lmao do you see that boat? 22k is most likely nothing for them

[u/Ambitious-Vast6121 → u/refreshhh5]

It was a charter boat for someones wedding engagement. Two have actually been arrested now. 10 fined, and fines total 25K. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/2nd-arrest-made-after-video-showed-popped-balloons-being-dumped-into-biscayne-bay/2759950/?amp

Edit: 25K in fines. Not 10K

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Good bot.

[u/FourEcho → u/refreshhh5]

Unless those aren't the owners, and just boat workers, then that fine is gonna hurt.

[u/CantFixReddit → u/refreshhh5]

22k is still roughly 10% of annual earnings for a lot of doctors.

22k is nothing to scoff at for basically everyone

[u/meanDeanster → u/refreshhh5]

Ontop of the fine they should be given community service hours cleaning same or similar trash from environment. I once helped local police nail a graffiti tagger painting initials all over the neighbourhood, he got fined. I would have preferred to see him clean up the neighbourhoods graffiti for like 100 hours, punishment should fit the crime

[u/jellied_jam]

This infuriates me. I work in wetlands restoration and I pull balloons out of marshes everyday.

[u/SpokenDivinity → u/jellied_jam]

They arrested the dude and served a bunch of other people fines.

[u/godca_grema → u/SpokenDivinity]

Great news.

[u/ZackD13 → u/godca_grema]

the dacia sandero?

[u/godca_grema → u/ZackD13]

Nice reference!

[u/boggy_b1 → u/godca_grema]

what's the reference for?

[u/Randevu → u/boggy_b1]

Top gear

[u/DenisDenied → u/ZackD13]

its been delayed for the uk 😔

[u/NutsEverywhere → u/DenisDenied]

Oh no!

Anyway...

[u/Lexi_Banner → u/ZackD13]

Anyway, in other news!

[u/seanmick → u/SpokenDivinity]

They arrested another person today. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/05/13/woman-arrested-in-connection-with-balloon-dumping-incident-in-biscayne-bay/

[u/coquihalla → u/seanmick]

I was kind of annoyed to see someone in the comments blaming young people in general for being a-holes. It's my generation (X) and up who got us in this mess in the first place. I just wish everybody would do better.

[u/Frequent_Inevitable → u/seanmick]

Great article. But what’s up with the “Jesus is alive” comment? Kinda odd of him to say that

[u/CLEOPATRA_VII → u/Frequent_Inevitable]

Florida. That's the answer.

[u/xplag → u/Frequent_Inevitable]

Sounds like a typical virtue signaling Christian. The old "I did this shitty thing but I believe in God so all is good" mentality.

[u/CaptianAcab4554 → u/xplag]

Unfortunately that's all Christianity is to a lot of people. They get the "We're all sinners but God will forgive us," message and missed the rest.

[u/Flaminsalamander → u/SpokenDivinity]

Do you got a link

Edit:found it

Edit2: fixed the broken link

[u/PicoDeBayou → u/Flaminsalamander]

Here’s a link with info about the arrest and fines

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/13/balloon-popping-arrest/

[u/falkorv → u/PicoDeBayou]

Paywall. But thanks for sharing. Glad they got 25k in fines. Cunts.

[u/Status_Loquat4191 → u/falkorv]

Good I was about to say this is illegal and the person recording should notify the authorities.

[u/badgerforcefield → u/falkorv]

if you let it partly load and then start hammering ESC you can read the whole article and ignore the paywall bs

[u/Steel_stamped_penis → u/badgerforcefield]

dude thats hilarious. thanks for the trick

[u/doodlebrainsart → u/badgerforcefield]

that's nuts why the hell does that work?! i wish i could do a similar thing on my phone in those cases. Thanks!

[u/GrumpyMiddleAgeMan → u/doodlebrainsart]

Stop navigation, clicking on the three dots on top right and then on the X (if you use chrome), that does the trick.. you must press it in the right time

[u/SkunkDunkOK → u/badgerforcefield]

Holy! That worked haha thanks!

[u/toobadkittykat → u/falkorv]

yeah , wapo is in dire need of fundage because "democracy dies in darkness" !

    meanwhile , owner blasts off into space for a 10 second joyride in a giant flying dick  
                           film at  11

[u/cheezeyballz → u/falkorv]

Yeah but did they clean up the balloons? Balloons still there? Well fuck.

[u/CrimeCoder → u/PicoDeBayou]

I wish they would place stricter punishments on their managers/owners.

Sure these fucks popped the balloons but a good owner would have fired/reprimanded these people the first time they did it (because we all know this wasn't the only time they popped balloons like that)

[u/UnicornCackle → u/CrimeCoder]

I wish people would just stop using balloons generally. They're just as dangerous to wildlife in landfill sites as they are to marine life in the ocean.

[u/Boardindundee → u/SpokenDivinity]

Great. But this isn’t mild it’s r/extremelyinfuriating

[u/alwaysboopthesnoot → u/Boardindundee]

Their arrests and fines are extremely satisfying.

[u/MotherPotential → u/Boardindundee]

I could be filthy rich, and it would never occur to me to do something like this.

[u/ElGrandeWhammer → u/MotherPotential]

This is what bothers me. It does not matter how old you are, what end of the political spectrum you are, what gender you are, this is wrong. Pick up after yourself and treat others the way you want to be treated. It’s not hard. Also, since they may have been employed to do this, do your job to the best of your ability.

[u/TazzyUK → u/SpokenDivinity]

Brilliant!

That got my back up watching that

They could have easily grabbed bunches of balloons at a time, took them to a room (galley, one of the bedrooms, utility room etc) and popped them there and simply brushed up the balloon pieces and binned them.

or even put several in a large trash bag and popped them inside the trash bag

but this was just irresponsibly selfish and lazy

[u/MexGrow → u/TazzyUK]

It's huge incompetence, ANYONE who has actually worked on a boat knows how much shit you can get into for ANY littering into any U.S. water body.

Boats even have little placards on them, from factory, that warn you about littering/dumping.

[u/ErusTenebre → u/SpokenDivinity]

I feel like it's SO well known that littering is bad especially ocean pollution that litterers should be thrown in a hole never to be seen again. So irritating.

[u/mSoGood08 → u/jellied_jam]

Same! I love this job, and I’ve done some amazing things because of it, but finding the balloons and plastics day after day is more than mildly infuriating.

[u/atthevanishing → u/mSoGood08]

how does one get into this line of work?

[u/mSoGood08 → u/atthevanishing]

Personally, I got degrees in biodiversity and geomorphology, did a bunch of research and published papers while getting the aforementioned degrees, interned with government projects like CERP (the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan) and smaller projects in the Chesapeake Bay, and also private projects like those with the National aquarium in Baltimore. I then worked as a government contractor and third-party scientist working on restoration plans before starting my own third party 501c3 (non-profit) consulting and working in rehabilitation, remediation and restoration of wetlands.

That was my personal path, but others can be totally different. I make next to nothing, especially since I have a lot of student loan debt from my undergrad degree (I went to Vanderbilt, and even with scholarships and financial aid, it is a pricey education), but the work is so incredibly rewarding and fun, it’s totally worth it.

I wrote this on my phone so please excuse errors/typos

[u/atthevanishing → u/mSoGood08]

That's so awesome! Such a cool/interesting career path. Student loan debt is bullshit but at least you feel joy in your work :)

[u/raccoonpossum → u/mSoGood08]

I live in south Florida and enjoy the great outdoors in my free time. Thank you for your hard work.

[u/mSoGood08 → u/raccoonpossum]

It truly is my sincere pleasure. There’s nothing I’d rather do.

[u/TheBeefClick → u/mSoGood08]

Well, if you ever need to hire someone who has zero experience or training but lives near Virginia Wetlands hit me up.

Id love to get into preservation and do environmental work, but it seemed like it was hard to get in to, and the work is sparse due to lack of care.

[u/2harveza → u/mSoGood08]

World needs more people like you ! Thankyou for your work 🦋

[u/Matt463789 → u/mSoGood08]

This video is rage inducing.

[u/Dio_Yuji → u/jellied_jam]

Stupid balloon releases. But try and tell someone they shouldn’t have one, and they’re all over your ass about being insensitive

[u/Ann_Summers → u/Dio_Yuji]

I got told I was “trying to ruin the fun” when I pointed out how balloon releases are terrible for wildlife and the environment.

“BuT tHe KiDs ArE gRaDuAtInG!!!1!!! We NeEd To CeLeBrAtE tHeM!!!” Uh, how? By killing birds and other animals? Seems cruel to me.

[u/Dio_Yuji → u/Ann_Summers]

Here, they usually do it to remember someone who died. Like…did they hate the environment and wildlife? If not, then you’re not honoring them

[u/Ann_Summers → u/Dio_Yuji]

Yeah they do it for that here too. I’m just like, “why?” Wtf is the point? Even if you believe in heaven surely you know the balloons pop before they even reach plane altitude. Do these same people also just throw all their trash all over the ground? Because it’s the same thing.

[u/PickleEmergency7918 → u/Ann_Summers]

The only way to celebrate and mark a significant event is with balloon releases. /s

[u/AquaPhelps → u/jellied_jam]

I wld imagine you have to have a degree for wetlands restoration? This seems like a job i would enjoy, but im not goin back to college lol

[u/anomarb → u/AquaPhelps]

You don't have to have a degree :) I did similar work restoring wetlands with the conservation corps. Not great money, but wonderful work and good references and experience for a resume.

[u/mk100100]

Article:

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/party-balloons-on-yacht-popped-dumped-into-biscayne-bay-waters/

[u/Crescendo104 → u/mk100100]

Fucking idiots. This is some of the most childish, self-centered behavior I've ever seen.

[u/CrumbsAndCarrots → u/Crescendo104]

So there’s a land called Florida, and….

[u/Rattlingplates → u/CrumbsAndCarrots]

And they prosecute people polluting, arrested and fine them. They protect the environment. Good on Florida.

[u/WyvernByte → u/Rattlingplates]

Yeah, they don't fuck around with beach littering at least in the Tampa area- very clean, especially Dunedin beach.

[u/HimmelUberBerlin → u/mk100100]

Nice to see that MPD "takes crimes against the environment seriously".

Florida tops the list for the most polluted lakes in the USA, perhaps they'll go after the culprits. /s

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2022-03-18/florida-tops-list-for-the-most-polluted-lakes-in-the-u-s-study-finds

[u/Syndicate_CASH]

I would have 100% confronted them and called law enforcement

[u/mSoGood08 → u/Syndicate_CASH]

In the article OP posted, it said the person who filmed the video tried to confront them, but was ignored and “blown off” by them, so he posted the video and tagged local law enforcement in the post. The Miami-Dade police department tweeted a response to the community and sent investigators from their dumping unit to the marina. The wildlife, fish and game commission was also tagged.

[u/Steez_Whiz → u/mSoGood08]

This is the best comment I've ever read In this place. Neat

[u/OWENPRESCOTTCOM → u/Steez_Whiz]

Also a pod of Orcas were given their coordinates

[u/SetMyEmailThisTime → u/mSoGood08]

Florida Wildlife and Fishing Commission does not play around. Those guys are fucken serious.

[u/SeirraS9 → u/SetMyEmailThisTime]

Yeah FWC are the “fuck around and find out guys” no question. They won’t hesitate to fine you, jail you, or hunt you down when you fuck up the wildlife or their habitat.

[u/HarryButtwhisker → u/SeirraS9]

British Petroleum snickers

[u/lDanceLikeThis → u/mSoGood08]

I'd like to thank miamiwaterkeeper.org for their involvement on this.

[u/sudsomatic → u/mSoGood08]

Ah Florida.

[u/R_Newb → u/Syndicate_CASH]

Someone did confront them! They ignored them and told him to go away.

[u/SuperSuperKyle → u/R_Newb]

And now they have $25k in fines :)

[u/Yurishirox → u/SuperSuperKyle]

And that's a fine amount :D ^{I'll see myself out}

[u/UncleMcBubba → u/Syndicate_CASH]

The guys filming called them out multiple times and they were ignored.

[u/cy13erpunk]

r/iamatotalpieceofshit

is where this belongs , it is more than 'mildy' infuriating

glad to hear they were caught/fined at least, but the ecological dmg is still being done unfortunately =/

once the dis-incentives are so high that no one would even think of doing stupid shit like this, then we will be on the right track ; and we'll still have decades of uphill battles till the ecosystems recover from all the stupid shit we've done to them for centuries

[u/Devtunes → u/cy13erpunk]

I think it would be equally at home in r/trashy

[u/OnlyPositiveVibes_]

What in the actual fuck?! Who thinks this is okay to do?

[u/PristineEvidence9893 → u/OnlyPositiveVibes_]

dood, my family is nothing but painters and they said up until a decade ago they just rinsed off the stuff and dumped it on the edge of the property line....in Arkansas, my city is a fucking national park bro.

[u/OnlyPositiveVibes_ → u/PristineEvidence9893]

That’s crazy. I get mistakes and even ignorance. What I don’t get is people who know it’s wrong and still do it anyway.

[u/PristineEvidence9893 → u/OnlyPositiveVibes_]

my dad did it for a while but now recycles his old cans and stuff....he got a few cancers KNOWING they were from the vehicles of the paint but didn't think it affected the fish for 15 years of doing it. it's a mindfuck I know, like i'm between generations in my early 30s. People I grew up with roll coal and I use public transit. My kids believe in universal healthcare and my parents think Trump is saving us from a new world order.

[u/ChocolateMandalorian]

Disgusting!!!

[u/DrGonzo34]

r/trashy

[u/LonelyGrowtopian → u/DrGonzo34]

r/idiotsinboats

[u/jrdiver]

This is not mildly infuriating... this is just infuriating.

[u/QueenOfThePatriarch → u/jrdiver]

I had to scroll too far to see this comment.

[u/Audacious-Valkyrie → u/QueenOfThePatriarch]

Seriously. I’m outraged

[u/Crakeschild]

I hope their boat sinks!

[u/HowNowBrownMoose → u/Crakeschild]

That might be even worse for the environment though

[u/fte5838]

No worries they got fucked, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/13/balloon-popping-arrest/.

[u/Ghorghor_Bey]

$100k birthday party + $1k fine for this. Nothing wrong here 😭

[u/thosmanus → u/Ghorghor_Bey]

$22k fine

[u/Ghorghor_Bey → u/thosmanus]

I just hope they care about a 22k fine

[u/technicolored_dreams → u/Ghorghor_Bey]

One has already been identified and charged and his fine is $22K.

[u/antideprssnt-peasnt]

I fucking hate people so much.

[u/deepgrassweed]

That’s not mildly infuriating. That’s straight piss me off. I live in a marina. You can’t litter in my yard. If I see you do this I will yell at you. If you disagree with me, I will fight you and so will all my neighbors. Marinas are not your rich-guy playground. We all use it. Gain respect or be eaten.

[u/dhalton95]

Nah, this is very infuriating

[u/Sandy10202]

Is there any way you can report this to whoever the boat belongs to or the company that hosts the events?! Our planet is already fucking dying and these dead brain dumb asses are still doing this!

[u/BlackIronRBLX]

r/imatotalpeiceofshit

[u/givemeyoursacc → u/BlackIronRBLX]

r/iamatotalpieceofshit

[u/tanp80]

Wtf!!!!!