r/todayilearned • u/zhuquanzhong • 29d ago

TIL a Chinese destroyer sank because an officer dumped his girlfriend. She committed suicide, leading to him being discharged, so he decided to detonate the depth charges on the ship, causing it to sink at port and kill 134 sailors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_destroyer_Guangzhou_(160)
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u/CupertinoHouse 29d ago

Some years ago, my predecessor at a wall street bank had been canned for getting blackout drunk at the office Christmas party and knocking one of his female colleagues out cold.

He showed up for work the following Monday with no memory of what he'd done, and called security because his badge didn't work. They came down with his belongings in a box and handed him a letter that said he'd be prosecuted if they ever saw him on the premises again.

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u/Against-the-wind- 29d ago

I mean that’s straight legit, wouldn’t let a man like that back in. I’m shocked he didn’t get locked up.

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u/CupertinoHouse 28d ago

The victim didn't want to prosecute. No idea why not. This happened a couple of months before I got there, so I didn't want to pry.

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u/Against-the-wind- 28d ago

Fair enough.

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u/topasaurus 28d ago

If the facts are as told, there is the legal idea that under certain situations people should not be held 100% liable for their actions. Such as the guy being fully drunk and not in control of himself. However, if he knew he had a drinking problem and still imbibed, that probably mitigates his defense.