It could be viewed as a dramatic demonstration of the concept of karma: a group of young boaters hurling homophobic abuse towards another vessel flying gay pride flags, then needing to be rescued by their intended victims when their own boat explodes into a ball of flame. He said their boat was displaying a variety of gay pride and rainbow flags. “I could clearly hear the words gays and flags being shouted from their boat,” he told the Post. “These people harassed my family because we were flying gay pride flags in Moses Lake, Washington, by racing around us and shouting gay slurs. Jones later told the Post that detectives were speaking to the boat owners “to determine if a crime occurred”.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2021 16:52 UTC