[B.O. Plenty]

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"

[South40]

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.