“I offer a dinner to those who will identify them!”
The mayor of Venice on Wednesday denounced “two idiots” who were filmed waterskiing on the Grand Canal, offering dinner to anyone who identifies them. Later, after his Twitter call went viral, Luigi Brugnaro announced that the duo had been found and their boards confiscated. He added that they would be treated “as they deserve”.
“Here are two arrogant idiots making fun of our city,” wrote Luigi Brugnaro, posting a video showing two young men on skis pulled by a speedboat on the canal, the Italian city’s most famous waterway. “I’m offering dinner to those who identify them!”
Ecco due imbecilli prepotenti che si fanno beffa della Città… chiedo a tutti di aiutarci a individuarli per punirli anche se le nostre armi sono davvero spuntate… servono urgentemente più poteri ai Sindaci in tema di sicurezza pubblica!
A chi li individua offro una cena! pic.twitter.com/DV2ONO3hUs—Luigi Brugnaro (@LuigiBrugnaro) August 17, 2022
He appeared to admit, however, that there was little he could do to stop the two skiers, saying: “There is an urgent need to give mayors more power in matters of public safety.”
After turning into a ghost town during the period of confinement due to Covid-19, Venice is once again attracting tourists from all over the world and its canals are, as before the pandemic, animated by intense boat traffic.