Ah, wasting whaleflesh in their traditional and accustomed ways.
Swell.
I think this Wayne Johnson fellow is the instigator, IIRC. He is something of a loose cannon who’s a real PITA even for the tribe.
The previous articles certainly convey that impression. I haven’t seen the tribe rushing to the defense of these guys, which is perhaps something that they were not exactly expecting to have happen. This is not a pleasant matter at all for the tribe and it seems to me that they’re taking very deliberate and legally-sound steps at this point.
By pleading not guilty, these fife men are going to drag their tribe through even more unpleasantness, which will probably not make them too popular in the community.