The fuck are you talking about? The whole reason spearing is illegal is because it can both cause whiplash to the tacklee and (more importantly) snap the tackler's neck.
Water might actually be really bad for him right now. Like Vamped said, he needs electrolytes or at least some salt before he start loading up on water.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/entertainment/scooby-doo-50th-anniversary-history-trnd/index.html
Not so sure about the political turmoil thing, though.