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Sea Shepherd whale activists called pirates, lose ruling by 9th Circuit judges
The Oregonian ^
| February 27, 2013
| Richard Reed
Posted on 02/27/2013 11:05:06 AM PST by jazusamo
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To: discostu
They arent actually breaking a treat or a lawlol! A salient fact. But good luck getting those who have had their minds manipulated by this television show to accept it.
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posted on
02/27/2013 3:47:36 PM PST
by
South40
To: discostu
They arent actually breaking a treat or a law. Theyre breaking an agreement which has no force of law behind it on any level. A treaty has no binding power on any group not a signatory to the treaty. Japan, Norway and a few others never signed, ergo they are not bound.
Norway tends to hunt more whales then Japan does and yet you never hear anyone bitch about them. Make of that what you will.
The hippies also go after tuna boats and have indicated that they are against all fishing.
I wonder how sanguine the hippy huggers will be when their fishing boats are targeted?
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posted on
02/27/2013 4:00:07 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Promotional Fee Paid for by "Ouchies" The Sharp, Prickly Toy You Bathe With!)
To: discostu; South40; Harmless Teddy Bear
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posted on
02/27/2013 4:18:32 PM PST
by
jazusamo
("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
To: South40
This whole thing continues to be a ruse. What kind of research needs 5 or 6 whales a day, caught by a processing ship. Come on, it don't take a genius to figure out what is going on here.
These innocent Japanese are selling the whales to the highest bidder, for "research" of course. Maybe the research would be to find out which upscale Tokyo restaurant will contribute the most to the "research" fund.
I would agree that the whalers actions don't even come close to what the hippie lunatics are doing. If I was commanding one of the whalers, the Sea Shepard and its crew would have met Davey Jones a long time ago.
That being said, don't try to blow smoke at us here that the Japanese are not lying about their "research". If the "research" didn't pay well, they wouldn't put up with a bunch of crazy American hippies...and if the Hippies didn't have a TV gig, they would have gone home a long time ago.
The guiding principle here is "MONEY TALKS, AND BULLSHIT WALKS"
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posted on
02/27/2013 5:22:49 PM PST
by
B.O. Plenty
(Give war a chance........)
To: B.O. Plenty
I'm not blowing smoke, just stating fact. The Japanese have not broken any laws. In fact, whaling isn't even against the law. See
post #38.
I would agree that the whalers actions don't even come close to what the hippie lunatics are doing. If I was commanding one of the whalers, the Sea Shepard and its crew would have met Davey Jones a long time ago.
I partially agree. However, the hippies' actions, while incredibly dangerous to human life, have not risen to the point where they warrant the death penalty. Not in America, anyway.
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posted on
02/27/2013 6:13:02 PM PST
by
South40
To: All
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posted on
02/27/2013 6:14:06 PM PST
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: jazusamo; Pan_Yan; All
Ping a roo
BTW their show Whale wars got renew for this summer
Rumor has it they may go to Alaska do crossover by messing with Deadliest catch crews
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posted on
02/28/2013 10:35:57 AM PST
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: COBOL2Java
"Id like to see the Sea Shepherd take on a Russian ship. Just once. Thats all it would take. I suspect wed never hear about the Sea Shepherd again." I've always wondered why the Jap Whalers didn't get them some black market antitank weapons and fire a few at the Seasheps below the water line. Now that is a Whale Wars I would thoroughly enjoy!
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posted on
02/28/2013 10:40:21 AM PST
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: SevenofNine
I wouldn't put anything past that slime ball Watson. :-)
I haven't watched even one episode of Whale Wars because I can't stand him but I've seen several post here that watch but say they root for the whalers. lol
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posted on
02/28/2013 10:43:23 AM PST
by
jazusamo
("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
To: jazusamo
"The Sea Shepherds are pirates. Period," Smith wrote. I wonder to what degree this declaration clears the way for the Japanese to respond to acts of piracy with deadly force.
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posted on
02/28/2013 10:51:55 AM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
To: PapaBear3625
I don’t know but it’ll be interesting to see if they start taking sterner measures to protect themselves, they certainly should in my view.
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posted on
02/28/2013 10:56:50 AM PST
by
jazusamo
("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
To: Secret Agent Man
the liars are breaking international treaty law against whaling. they are lying they are only doing it for research. if they weren t lying they wouldnt be breaking intl law. not everyone swallows their blatant lying. The charter for the International Whaling Commission is to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry". Banning whaling is a violation of the purpose of the IWC's founding, and thus negates their authority.
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posted on
02/28/2013 11:01:47 AM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
To: superloser
How does the 9th District court have juridiction over internationl waters? US Constitution, Article I, Section 8:
Second question: When did the 9th District Court start caring about the constituion? lol
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posted on
02/28/2013 11:11:22 AM PST
by
The Iceman Cometh
(Proud Teabagging Barbarian Terrorist Hobbit Crazy Cracker Son-of-a-Bitch!)
To: superloser
How does the 9th District court have juridiction over internationl waters? US Constitution, Article I, Section 8:
Second question: When did the 9th District Court start caring about the constituion? lol
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posted on
02/28/2013 11:11:37 AM PST
by
The Iceman Cometh
(Proud Teabagging Barbarian Terrorist Hobbit Crazy Cracker Son-of-a-Bitch!)
To: The Iceman Cometh
When did the 9th District Court start caring about the constituion?That is a very good question and unfortunately I don't have a good answer to it!
To: jazusamo
I not joking there going be another season of Whale wars also for fans of Deadliest catch another season
Now Whale wars may start this summer I think June or July while Deadliest Catch is April premire
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posted on
02/28/2013 2:54:11 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: jazusamo
"The Sea Shepherds are pirates. Period,"...So, treat them as such. A quick trial on the quarterdeck followed by hanging from a yardarm, and disposal at sea. An entry in the ship's log, done.
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posted on
03/20/2013 9:48:10 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
To: JimRed
That’d sure work for me, it’s exactly what they deserve.
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posted on
03/20/2013 9:51:51 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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