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wallstreetegg OP t1_jbaxxr2 wrote

>Jiménez told officers "he's not going to stop swimming with whales and dolphins, 'because it's magical and others do much worse things,'" the department said.

No one can stop Hawaii man

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SelectiveSanity t1_jbbh113 wrote

Hawaii man: An American sub species that evolved in a similar way to the Florida man sub species without the overabundant use of meth and Mountain Dew.

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getoutofherepigeon t1_jbbw7yw wrote

Oh no, there’s plenty of meth use in Hawaii. It’s just called “Ice” over there

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ChaZZZZahC t1_jbegc7u wrote

Errbody doing meth out on the Oahu, there's 20 year olds with the heart of an 80 y.o. man running in those streets

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kw661 t1_jbc9b6x wrote

No was this guy gets the honor of being calls Hawaii guy. No f in way.

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B_bbi t1_jbeb5cv wrote

‘THERES WORSE SHIT ON THE LOCAL NEWS!!!’

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buckykat t1_jbb5ioz wrote

"Enough of the 'Whale Fucking is non-consensual' bullshit. A Humpback Whale weighs 70,000 pounds, is fifty feet long, can dive more than a quarter mile and can crush ships with a single swipe of its tail. If a human manages to fuck one, you damn well better believe it's consensual"

-John McAfee

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jokar1134 t1_jbbjkch wrote

I'm going to believe this is a real quote. I want to believe

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LongGiven t1_jbcx8f6 wrote

Not only is it real, he very likely actually fucked (or at least tried to fuck) at least one whale

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AdvonKoulthar t1_jbdjov4 wrote

For some reason McAfee and the TempleOS guy always merge together in my head and I can never quite recall which madness is which

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buckykat t1_jbdr76x wrote

The difference is that McAfee was rich and crazy while the TempleOS guy was just crazy.

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Ainell t1_jbakurc wrote

If you're not supposed to hump them, why are they called humpback whales? /s

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MrBark t1_jbbx0vg wrote

Admiral, if we were to assume these whales were ours to do with as we pleased, we would be as guilty as those who caused their extinction.

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Inthaneon t1_jbbawex wrote

Fine, I’ll let you do it. I guess you’ll have to learn why they’re called hump-back whales, the hard way.

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IronhideD t1_jbcgw4v wrote

Why do you think it's called the blowhole? That was on porpoise.

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Nail_Biterr t1_jbbdjxj wrote

okay... so serious question... is he just swimming with them? or is he trying to have sex with them? I think we're all wondering it, right?

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Martyr-Saint t1_jbclgjr wrote

Yeah he’s just illegally swimming with them. Typically you need to have like a guide and all sorts of things

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hazpat t1_jbcnxyt wrote

>Typically you need to have like a guide and all sorts of things

... to have sex with them?

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AbstractMirror t1_jbd03fz wrote

No, to go tripping with a dolphin. You need a special dolphin to trip sit with you both

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hazpat t1_jbd0whb wrote

Trip sit on my face at least.

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AbstractMirror t1_jbdp8zd wrote

Yeah I'll be honest I don't know what the fuck I was talking about 4 hrs ago

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Kingshabaz t1_jbdu4ie wrote

You have to have a guide to swim with animals or it is illegal? What is the illegal part?

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Martyr-Saint t1_jbdxeqr wrote

I suppose personal safety and disturbing rco systems?

I’d rather everybody who actually wants to swim with dolphins have a safe and fun time, as opposed to idk, getting eaten by a shark or drowning or something.

On top of that we don’t want any ACTUAL dolphin fuckers to get a free pass.

Sure, this guy is more or less harmless but who knows what kind of freaks a “NO RULES” type approach would attract.

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PartyPorpoise t1_jbelzx7 wrote

It’s less about human safety and more about not disturbing the animals. When whales and dolphins are constantly being approached by humans, it stresses them out and disrupts their normal routines and behaviors. They start to avoid areas where they’re being approached, which is a problem when those places are important feeding and calving grounds. When it’s just one guy it’s not an issue, but it’s a big problem when a lot of people do it. Hence the law.

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Hug_The_NSA t1_jbel6mh wrote

People like you are why modern society sucks. Just adding arbitrary bullshit rules because youre worried about other peoples safety. If you are worried about the risks of swimming with dolphins dont do it. The guy in the article did nothing wrong and should have been left alone.

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Martyr-Saint t1_jbesjsk wrote

I’m not a law maker. I never claimed to be.

What makes you think I’m the one who decides what is and isn’t allowed?

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ivanGCA t1_jbamf1m wrote

Classic dolphin behavior

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MK5 t1_jbcg9ov wrote

"Show me on the doll where the dolphin touched you."

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Brotherwolf2 t1_jbedrdz wrote

OK guys just so we all know and everybody understands why this is a big deal.

Spinner dolphins hunt at night and they sleep during the day. They take shelter along the West side of the big island during the day and sleep.

Biologists have spent a great deal of time figuring out, with science, that when we wake them up all day long by swimming it's bad for them. We stress them out and prevent them from getting a good night's rest. This leads to lower birth weights and poor hunting for them.

Swimming with the dolphins if they are Spinner dolphins is actually really bad for the dolphins. How would you like it if somebody would come to your house, while you were sleeping, and thought it was cool to come into your room and walk around your room in the middle of the night?

The sightseeing industry has focused on connecting people to humpback whales. To say they were disappointed in the federal law changing and protecting Spinner dolphins is an understatement. Here on the Big Island there is a whole telegram channel dedicated to lovers of dolphin swimming. There position to the most part is "As a human I can wake those sleepy fucks anytime I want."

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Glitter_Butch t1_jbh4ix0 wrote

My first thought was a guy in my room staring at me and saying “don’t worry I won’t hurt you, I’m just here to look at you” 👀

In all seriousness this is awful and I hope the full weight of the law comes crashing down on this guy til he leaves them alone.

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SentientCrisis t1_jbexecf wrote

I just saw a huge pod jumping and playing in Kona last weekend. It was about 9am. Maybe it with their last wiggles before bedtime.

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ManDarkAstronomonov t1_jbg8x95 wrote

Tell that to my boss who insists on messing up my sleeping habits to call me into to work

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Shadows802 t1_jbfhnl5 wrote

Is the person a really good looking woman in lingerie? because she would be welcome to wake me up.

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qawsedrf12 t1_jbamnok wrote

do the shark chick next

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r0botdevil t1_jbck207 wrote

Yeah she's not a bad person, but she's kind of a kook.

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SentientCrisis t1_jbex51n wrote

A friend of mine dives with her and said she’s pretty amazing. She’s just totally fearless.

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r0botdevil t1_jbg6z9v wrote

Shes really nice, and she's obviously a very good diver. A lot of people in the scientific community aren't real stoked with what she's doing, though.

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[deleted] t1_jbdraao wrote

"Fuckayou whale and fuckayou dolphin" -Dolphin Dave

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Slim706 t1_jbcdp5n wrote

A name like Dolphin Dave to me feels like he’s doing a whole lot more than “harassing”

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Embarrassed_Ad7013 t1_jbd6ob8 wrote

That is also a violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. So folks, stay away from dophins, sea lions, seals, manatees, et al.

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ohnoohnoohyeah t1_jbbkukr wrote

Dolphin Dave, formerly know as Dipshit Dave, Douchebag Dave, and Dumbass Dave, surprisingly did more dumb shit! This time in water.

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JackFunk t1_jbb3m2m wrote

This sub is a parade of not oniony posts.

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Soangry75 t1_jbca3el wrote

Endless Ocean was just a video game.

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seasuighim t1_jbcmdrf wrote

Yet when Seaworld does it it’s Okay.

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Jman50k t1_jbas6w8 wrote

That… checks out.

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Evilkenevil77 t1_jbb5oci wrote

And the award for the most unnecessary asshole goes to....

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steeldragon88 t1_jbe1xb3 wrote

Looks like someone’s a fan of John C. Lilly’s work. Probably tripping balls while he’s out there.

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objeteh t1_jbedpwd wrote

AirDolphin would never do this

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Hottiles t1_jbf78gr wrote

I'm sure he didn't do it on porpoise.

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Hottiles t1_jbf7tnd wrote

Dorsal Dave strikes again

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raised_by_groening t1_jd7a7ql wrote

No, what I have is a romantic abnormality--
One so unbelievable it must be hidden from the public at all costs

~Troy Mcclure

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[deleted] t1_jbcqmfd wrote

not gonna lie, harassing humpback Whales sounds so funny to me 😆
I just imagine an annoyed whale trying to get away from the dude, calling the ocean police to arrest him 😆

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Fortune404 t1_jbcdk20 wrote

"Jiménez appears to extend his hand toward the whale, nearly touching it."

Lol, in the picture, unless it's a teacup whale that is only 20cm long, he isn't even close to touching it.

Sure, he shouldn't be that close and is doing dumb shit, but no need to sensationlize it silly media...

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Alright-its-me t1_jbce53c wrote

Meanwhile in Japan, Norway & Iceland we don’t touch we club. But yeah touching bad.

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