Surf Ethics: If a longboard leash pulls a Wavestorm and it’s caught on camera, who’s at fault?

Your jurisprudence is required.

This waltz into surf ethics may be too heavy for a Friday evening, if you happen to be in America, Saturday morning, if you happen to be in Australia but it is incumbent upon us to rule here because if not us, who? And if not now, when?

Therefore, let’s turn our attention to the issue at hand. If a longboard leash pulls a Wavestorm and it’s caught on camera, who’s at fault?

Now, precedent would suggest that the Wavestorm burned the longboard so he is clearly at fault and deserves whatever fate befalls him including, but not limited, to leash pulling, hair pulling, face punching, cross words.

But.

Longboards also have a precedent of sharing waves with each other. Malibu, Waikiki, Doheny, etc. have historically accommodated between 50 -100 longboards per wave and lonboarders only began demanding their own once they got an itch for performance longboarding.

Now.

Performance longboarding is a greater evil than Wavestorming and every performance longboarder should, by rights, be burned every time.

So.

What is the ruling?

Who is right and who is wrong?

May your decision ring for eternity.