One cannot be “UNLAWFULLY assaulted”. The Sea Hippies admit committing assault in every show and would be convicted in any proper court of assault,
Assault:
“At Common Law, an intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.
An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in either criminal or civil liability. Generally, the common law definition is the same in criminal and Tort Law. There is, however, an additional Criminal Law category of assault consisting of an attempted but unsuccessful Battery.
Statutory definitions of assault in the various jurisdictions throughout the United States are not substantially different from the common-law definition.
Generally, the essential elements of assault consist of an act intended to cause an apprehension of harmful or offensive contact that causes apprehension of such contact in the victim.
The act required for an assault must be overt. Although words alone are insufficient, they might create an assault when coupled with some action that indicates the ability to carry out the threat. A mere threat to harm is not an assault; however, a threat combined with a raised fist might be sufficient if it causes a reasonable apprehension of harm in the victim.”
What the sea hippies do is assault in any country.
Piracy:
“An illegal act of violence, depredation (e.g., plundering, robbing, or pillaging), or detention in or over international waters committed for private ends by the crew or passengers of a private ship or aircraft against another ship or aircraft or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft.”
Yea and they are pirates. No you do not get to claim that the assault is justified because they are defending the whales. Neat little lawless world you have constructed in your head. Thousands of years of human civilization and law(s) do not matter to you.
I pointed out the assault and attempted murder...the fact they attempt to foul props...which leaves a large vessel without stearing capability in Antarctic waters (which is a death sentence). None of this matters. I pointed out that Watson clearly uses Alinsky's rules for radicals...to no effect.
I watch Whale Wars. To me...it is a perfect example of liberalism as a mental disorder at work. You can see the tactics of liberals first hand (provoke an opponent...then scream...call the press...etc...when the opponent fights back...etc). You can also see what is wrong with liberalism: They are all heart and no brain.
As another poster pointed out...it's like watching the 3 stooges at sea.
“At Common Law, an intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.”
But officer, I’m telling you, that snowball/stink bomb scared me!
Can we leave Snapple out of this? You realize they make plastic bottles too, right?