Whaling Protestors go too far - Page 2

TheMercenary · 03-04-2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

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.

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

Cicero · 03-04-2008, 06:55 PM

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.

Aliantha · 03-04-2008, 08:54 PM

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

classicman · 03-04-2008, 10:56 PM

In that case its dead already -

TheMercenary · 03-05-2008, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

In that case its dead already -

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

Aliantha · 03-08-2008, 05:29 PM

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?

Griff · 03-08-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

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."

lushchocolateswirl · 03-08-2008, 06:34 PM

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

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2008, 11:07 PM

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.

lushchocolateswirl · 03-09-2008, 06:31 PM

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.

DucksNuts · 03-11-2008, 04:46 AM

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.

TheMercenary · 03-18-2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

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.

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.

Aliantha · 03-11-2008, 05:18 PM

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.

DucksNuts · 03-18-2008, 05:11 PM

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

Aliantha · 03-18-2008, 05:24 PM

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.

03-04-2008, 06:55 PM	#2
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	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. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

03-04-2008, 08:54 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Sea Shepherd is the name of the organization. The name of the ship they're using in this case is the Steve Irwin. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-04-2008, 10:56 PM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	In that case its dead already - __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-08-2008, 05:29 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	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? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-08-2008, 11:07 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-08-2008, 06:34 PM	#8
lushchocolateswirl Hi just me Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 108	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

03-09-2008, 06:31 PM	#10
lushchocolateswirl Hi just me Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 108	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. __________________ silence is golden , duct tape is silver

03-11-2008, 04:46 AM	#11
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	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.

03-11-2008, 05:18 PM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	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. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-18-2008, 05:11 PM	#14
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I agree totally, Merc.....but I still believe the whalers deserve whatever they get.

03-18-2008, 05:24 PM	#15
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	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. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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