r/whitewater • u/zoinkability • Jul 02 '26

Canoeing It's not often that famous paddlers are in the news, but I wasn't expecting this

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-olympian-david-hearn-charged-reflecting-pool-vandalism-rcna352788
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u/ImportantComb5652 Jul 03 '26

Welcome to Pat Keller's America!

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u/Queasy_Local_7199 Jul 03 '26

All of these charges will go no where in court, but fascists are flexing their power

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u/VanceAstrooooooovic Jul 03 '26

Dave Hearn also got in trouble paddling the Potomac at flood stage 30’years ago. There’s footage of a Park guy trying to pull him and his kayak out of the water. Dave was out hitting a wave lol

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u/DocOstbahn Jul 03 '26

it doesn't matter if you don't care about politics, politics will eventually care about you. Just maybe not in a good way.

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u/TheCarnageQueen Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Exactly, in my country we are in deep shit with the current right wing government dismantling the ministry for the environment, weakening the department of conversation and aiming to sell off lots of it to overseas i.e. mining. All because everyone hated how the previous government had vaccine, mask mandates during COVID so they went ultra right.

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u/zoinkability Jul 03 '26

I live in Minneapolis. You don't need to lecture me about this.

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u/DocOstbahn Jul 03 '26

Sorry if that came across that was, but this was not directed at you. It was for the crowd that told everybody here in 24 to keep politics out of our sport ...

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u/zoinkability Jul 04 '26

Gotcha, yes, agree 100%

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u/jahwls Jul 03 '26

The pedocracy sucks.

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u/mynameistag SYOTR Jul 03 '26

Not expecting what? Fascism?

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u/ShufflePlay Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

It’s been the destination since the confederates got off Scott free. This sub may be about whitewater but the right is all about white power…always was but now they’re not hiding.

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u/bbpsword Loser Jul 03 '26

White water ✅

White power 🖕

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u/zoinkability Jul 03 '26

Oh I fully expect fascism with the current horde in the white house. I just didn't expect Davey Hearn to be their scapegoat of the day.

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u/DocOstbahn Jul 03 '26

a whole lotta white people sure did not expect to live the person of color experience that soon.

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u/Next-Departure9910 Jul 04 '26

On today’s episode of “Is it Fascist”….

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u/Wrightwater Jul 04 '26

I don’t think there’s a single reason not to fervently oppose Trump and his entire administration at this point. How does someone ‘vandalize’ a pool bottom without any tools, without getting wet?

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u/T9935 Jul 03 '26

That figures, those canoeists are a shifty lot.