Whaling Protestors go too far
 

While I don't think Japanese whaling ships should be allowed to operate in Australian waters (and perhaps not even international waters), I don't think throwing acid on board the ship is going to help matters.

From todays paper:

Save the Whales- Kill some people...that's my motto....
;(
Reminds me of PETA....peta-nuts....

This will end in people's lives being lost this year I think. It's really escallating beyond control.

A legacy of Steve Irwin of course and his Wildlife Warriors.

Here's what Wiki has to say about it/them:

More info about Sea Shepherd and what they're up to this summer.

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And here's more info about the Irwin family's involvement.

Fuck those whaler fucks....throw more acid!!

The whalers dont abide by the law, so let Sea Shephard do what they will.

My only negative...if the shephard's are going to use these methods to make their point...they best not bitch and expect the government to step in and help out when they get caught again.

Mmmmm, cheese. Mmmmm, butter.

So it stings their murderous eyes a bit. Boo freaking hoo.

Yeah Shawnee I was just thinking that. 'Injured' in this case obviously means they had a bad case of stung eyes....maybe a little like having tear gas. Not pleasant but hardly that dangerous.

Having said that I am appalled at their policy of sinking ships.

Eh, oh well. *shrugs* A few less wacky assholes out there.
Let the flaming begin...

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...005961,00.html
God I cannot wait till they try to pull this one.. some serious hippie ass-beating will ensue.

Uh-oh, they better watch out.

I guess since they're messing with Japan, this time it will be ninjas.:ninja: (am I the first guy to find an appropriate use for the ninja smiley?)

:eyebrow:

...I have nothing to say to this...
:D

If I was the captain on those whaling ships I would sink those fuckers if they got in the way. Esp Sea Sheaperd, there actions endanger people, I would draw the line and drop an exploding harpoon below the water line everytime they showed up. Piracy on the sea.

lol...I love it!

There actions over their are they're own. :lol:

Exactly.

And also the fact that they're putting not just their own lives at risk, but other people just trying to do their jobs.

And also the fact that their policy of sinking ships is simply wrong in my opinion. What happens when they decide they're not getting anywhere and decide to sink another whaling ship, only this time it's a Japanese ship?

I wonder.

Protest away. I don't think they should be killing the whales either, but violent protesting always ends in tears and often death.

Environmental terrorism.

I don't believe in what the Shepherd's doing, so I intend to charter a huge great yacht and mount some cannons on the front to intervene.

Yep...My problem with the whole deal is they aren't going to the whale blubber main office and getting the head honcho. Just the worker who is probably already injured from doing the job. Has a family to feed and all that....

If that's what it takes to stand on the moral high-ground then I had better go back to the drawing board.

I agree, and I will sink the Sea Shepherd in a fucking heart beat. I hope they drown with wails.

Sea Shepherd is the name of the organization. The name of the ship they're using in this case is the Steve Irwin.

In that case its dead already -

:lol2:

I loved watching Steve Irwin, but man that was good.

The Japanese whaling ship threw a grenade at the 'steve irwin' on Friday. No one was killed, but one of the protestors ended up with a piece of shrapnel lodged in his kevlar vest.

The question I have is, why were they wearing kevlar? Did they know they were going to be shot at?

It sounds like two criminal organizations are "going to the mattresses."

Green Peace I support, PETA I dispise. Sea shepard ? Where the heck did they spring from?
As soon as the Japanese come up with exactly what they are getting out of these so called science experiments I might stay quiet, but everyone else seems to be able to acquire information and science data without slaughtering thousands of whales. But business is booming in the whale meat industry:eyebrow:

Regardless of what they are getting in the way of scientific data, as I understand it, they are doing it where they shouldn't be.

yep totally agree with that . There are many protesters down there checking that they don't go outside the zoning area but it's only the big guns that get any publicity. that's why they can throw hand grenades and have to wear ballistic vests, this is happening in international waters. Otherwise there would be criminal charges layed.

What I would like to see is when the next season comes around, take a huge load of tourist ships down to whale watch . If they are anywhere near the Jap ships at least they will get to see some whales.;) There would be outcry then.

Or take a whole bunch of people in boats down there to thow handgrenades at the protesters and maybe they will learn to protest in ways that don't endanger the ships and crews.

Fuck the ships and their crew.

The protesters have stepped up their efforts this year because every year this shit happens.

Do I agree with their methods? not 100%, but it is certainly getting results...they have stopped a lot of unnecessary whale deaths this year.

Its going to end badly, there is no doubt, but I have no sympathy for the ships and their crews.

How do you know it's stopped whale deaths? They have a quota to fill and they'll just stay there till they catch them.

And I have no sympathy for the protesters, If one of their ships sink and people die it will be no one's fault but their own.

I agree totally, Merc.....but I still believe the whalers deserve whatever they get.

Ducks, I thought you should know that the protestors are claiming to have saved over 500 whales this season. Perhaps you were right and I was wrong. I guess the whalers could say there just wasn't that many whales around though and that it had nothing to do with the protestors in which case, I wonder if they're going to research the reason for there being less whales.

YAY the whale huggers