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So now a full house. RNLI volunteers abused as they report for duty

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DGRossetti · 27/07/2021 07:55

... following in the footsteps of doctors, nurses, paramedics, firefighters and police officers

www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/police-called-after-lifeboat-volunteers-21133767

On Friday (23 July) evening, some members of the RNLI Tower lifeboat crew were verbally abused while reporting for duty.

RNLI Tower reported that the reason for the verbal assault was 'due to their role'.

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StealthPolarBear · 27/07/2021 21:58

Just when you thought you couldn't hate Patel more

dalismoustache · 27/07/2021 22:05

It makes me feel sad and angry that this is the kind of world my DC have to live in. Letting desperate people drown. Letting anyone who might look like an immigrant drown. And preventing an organisation like the RNLI (don't get me started on how wrong it is that they have to rely on donations to do the fantastic work they do) from saving lives.

frumpety · 27/07/2021 22:38

At the end of the day, the RNLI save people at sea, they don't and should never have a bit of a discussion about whether the people at sea are worthy of saving based on the political climate.
They go into the water to save lives, what happens to those people after that event is determined by the political climate, that is where we, the voting public, come in.
Some people will want them back on a ferry to France PDQ, others will be willing to give them at least a chance to make their case for staying, but let the RNLI get them to safety first. Lets make that choice once everyone is on dry land.

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DGRossetti · 28/07/2021 07:51

I wonder if the RNLI could become a proscribed organisation ? We all know Priti Patel has the laws in place.

I imagine everyone on here supporting them (and that includes me, by the way - these folk are heroes) is probably on a list somewhere now.

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dalismoustache · 28/07/2021 12:40

@DGRossetti

I wonder if the RNLI could become a proscribed organisation ? We all know Priti Patel has the laws in place.

I imagine everyone on here supporting them (and that includes me, by the way - these folk are heroes) is probably on a list somewhere now.

Scary thought. I hope not.
Geamhradh · 28/07/2021 12:46

@dalismoustache

It makes me feel sad and angry that this is the kind of world my DC have to live in. Letting desperate people drown. Letting anyone who might look like an immigrant drown. And preventing an organisation like the RNLI (don't get me started on how wrong it is that they have to rely on donations to do the fantastic work they do) from saving lives.
I was only reading yesterday (Penlee tragedy) what totally amazing work the RNLI do. I hadn't realised it was all volunteers and just normal people leading normal lives who are then prepared to be extraordinary, not for fame, but because it's the right thing to do.
BlueThursday · 28/07/2021 12:51

Better get my blue passport in order then in case it’s needed for proof of rescue Hmm

Talk about deflection from the actual issue of people flee across the Med and Channel

DuncinToffee · 28/07/2021 12:53

RNLI on twitter today

We're proud of the lifesaving work our volunteers do in the Channel – we make no apology for it. Those we rescue are vulnerable people in danger & distress. Each of them is someone’s father, mother, son or daughter - every life is precious. This is why we launch t.co/lORd9NRpdP

twitter.com/RNLI/status/1420319266746871834?s=19

stayingontop · 28/07/2021 13:01

Also when the crew go out on a shout, they don't usually know the extent of the rescue until they are actually on the boats heading towards the coordinates!

Toty · 28/07/2021 13:07

You can vets and vet nurses to that list. Abuse from clients very common.

www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blog/news-article/vets-report-steep-increase-in-levels-of-intimidation-as-owners-vent-frustrations-during-covid-19/

justasking111 · 28/07/2021 13:12

@stayingontop

Also when the crew go out on a shout, they don't usually know the extent of the rescue until they are actually on the boats heading towards the coordinates!
Which strengthens the argument that between the French coastguard and the British ones the RNLI are being used.
justasking111 · 28/07/2021 13:13

[quote Toty]You can vets and vet nurses to that list. Abuse from clients very common.

www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blog/news-article/vets-report-steep-increase-in-levels-of-intimidation-as-owners-vent-frustrations-during-covid-19/[/quote]
Really think you should start a thread highlighting this .

terrywynne · 28/07/2021 13:38

Which strengthens the argument that between the French coastguard and the British ones the RNLI are being used.

No. It shows that initial reports are often rushed possibly garbled maydays from the person in distress, or they are coming from observers who may not be close enough to know exactly what is going on (on the shore, on another boat etc). Peoole may be panicked and not clearly explaining the situation. And of course the situation can change before the crew arrive (it can take 20min plus to get to some rescues). The coastguards try to get more details while the crew are en route but it's not always possible.

The BBC documentary Saving Lives at Sea does a good job of showing what the RNLI deal with both in terms of type of rescue and how they receive info.

FlyingScott · 28/07/2021 13:41

Which strengthens the argument that between the French coastguard and the British ones the RNLI are being used

Absolutely. Farage is stirring up hate and people are barking up the wrong tree.
As far as I understand it’s the border force who actually ask for the RNLI’s help, so any criticism of the situation should be directed towards the government.

justasking111 · 28/07/2021 13:57

We have a coastguard boat in our marina. Its been a running joke that the only thing it's used for is bonking. One male member of crew was bonking a female member of crew on board. Everyone except their partners knew. The boat rarely left port.

It's supposed to be used to deter illegal fishing but the poachers knew when the boat was a rocking they were safe to crack on 😂😂

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DGRossetti · 29/07/2021 07:42

Popped up on FB today.

So now a full house. RNLI volunteers abused as they report for duty
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frumpety · 29/07/2021 20:51

Did the other thread on this topic get deleted then ?

Starfleck · 29/07/2021 20:58

Isn't it sad though that the government relies on a charity to save these people, and has fuck all in place themselves even though they know its needed? Why some people are more angry at a small minority being arseholes than the government sitting back and doing nothing is sad, and part a of turn people against each other so we can blame them.

Bunnycat101 · 29/07/2021 21:04

The press release from the RNLI was powerful and emotional. There are first hand stories from the crew on what they have witnessed and the abuse they have received. It is a shocking read.

SinisterBumFacedCat · 29/07/2021 21:11

I think there is a viewpoint from some that when immigrating illegally from a safe country they shouldn't be saved. Which is very different.

It’s not very different, it’s advocating allowing people to drown. Never acceptable.

MrsTerryPratchett · 29/07/2021 21:14

It takes a certain kind of narcissistic psychopath to have a go at the RNLI. It's like the Tories are playing Saintly Top Trumps. They've had nurses for 80 points, now Patel is going for 100 with volunteer life-savers who risk their lives for those in peril on the sea.

Who's next, Attenborough, Dench, the Queen?

DuncinToffee · 29/07/2021 21:20

Led By Donkeys re-tweeted this story
Every person trying to cross the channel has a story. Here is @hassan_akkad’s (from last summer)

twitter.com/ByDonkeys/status/1420833728281169936?s=19

Anotherlovelybitofsquirrel · 29/07/2021 21:26

It’s not very different, it’s advocating allowing people to drown. Never acceptable

Agreed. Totally.

If anyone thinks allowing people to drown is ok, they're cunts. Fact.

justasking111 · 29/07/2021 22:31

@Starfleck

Isn't it sad though that the government relies on a charity to save these people, and has fuck all in place themselves even though they know its needed? Why some people are more angry at a small minority being arseholes than the government sitting back and doing nothing is sad, and part a of turn people against each other so we can blame them.
Its a disgrace when they have a boat in n Wales that rarely goes out and they park their very expensive vehicles for weeks and months on end in the marina car park. What's stopping them from utilising boats from other parts of the UK.
frumpety · 30/07/2021 06:27

Its a disgrace when they have a boat in n Wales that rarely goes out and they park their very expensive vehicles for weeks and months on end in the marina car park. What's stopping them from utilising boats from other parts of the UK.

Care to share where in Wales there is a lifeboat that rarely gets a shout or are you talking about the Coastguard ?
I don't really understand your anger about the parking in the marina car park , is this an issue for you particularly, does it prevent you from parking there when you want to ?
If you are talking about RNLI boats and not the Coastguard in your last sentence, can't you see that being in close proximity to casualties improves the chances of finding and rescuing them ?