Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦statsguy@mas.to
Sep 23, 2026, 7:15 AMPretty sure that slashing a dinghy with a knife while there is an emergency worker on board is illegal.
I do hope Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary take this seriously.
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Martin Vermeer FCDmartinvermeer@fediscience.orgSep 23, 2026, 7:17 AMTime to resurrect 43 Group
Jenjetlagjen@gts.phillipsuk.orgSep 23, 2026, 7:29 AM@statsguy yikes!
Whether it's a specific offense or not, deliberately damaging a boat someone is on sounds like attempted murder to me!
Noodlemaznoodlemaz@mstdn.gamesSep 23, 2026, 7:30 AM@statsguy these utter ghouls and their troll army need to gtfo of here. Now. Fascist cnts.
Sep 23, 2026, 7:37 AM@statsguy Possibly chargeable with whatever the UK version of ‘wilfully endangering a life’ would be.
MiaK 🏴 🇵🇸MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyzSep 23, 2026, 7:43 AM@statsguy Surely that's attempted murder?
- Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦statsguy@mas.toSep 23, 2026, 8:24 AM
@MiaMarkTwo Dunno, I think that might be a stretch. You'd probably have to prove an intent to kill, which might be difficult. Maybe piracy on the high seas would be worth a shot?
Failing that, I would assume that an offence under the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 would be a slam dunk.
- Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦statsguy@mas.toSep 23, 2026, 8:30 AM
@MiaMarkTwo @jetlagjen @hamishtpb Ah wait, not piracy on the high seas. It has to be outside UK territorial waters for that to count.
Though there must surely be some equivalent offence in territorial waters.
Quixoticgeekquixoticgeek@v.stSep 23, 2026, 8:56 AM@statsguy @MiaMarkTwo @jetlagjen @hamishtpb is there no offence of piracy within UK territorial waters? The intentional attacking of another vessel looks a lot like piracy to me...
- Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦statsguy@mas.toSep 23, 2026, 11:13 AM
@quixoticgeek @MiaMarkTwo @jetlagjen @hamishtpb I'm sure there must be some other offence when it happens in inshore waters, it's just not called piracy
econadseconads@mendeddrum.orgSep 23, 2026, 8:56 AM@statsguy
As far as I know even screaming at someone without touching them is assault if they're in fear of violence.- MiaK 🏴 🇵🇸MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyzSep 23, 2026, 8:58 AM
@econads @statsguy @jetlagjen @hamishtpb
Maybe assault with an intent to cause harm? I'd have thought his obvious and well-documented previous would be taken into consideration too.