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[dv8nation]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14132320

Despite continued international pressure and the acts of radical environmental groups Japan's whaling fleet will be shipping out again.

Frankly I wish Japan would just knock off the whaling. For one, if you've

Comments

[anfalicious]

You can question their motives, but SS have been more successful in stopping whaling in Japan than everyone else, their shenanigans last year cut the season short and saved the lives of hundreds of whales.

[dv8nation]

Yeah, but it also involved *attacking boats*. Ya know, violence.

[anfalicious]

That does indeed bother me. Well, not so much attacking the boats as injuring people on board. I've heard some great arguments that violence can't be committed against inanimate objects (these were in relation to all the damage that happened at the WTO meeting in Seattle in '99).

[dv8nation]

I think the people who got their windows smashed in Seattle would not agree.

[underlankers]

Honestly, that Japan gets away with blatant violations of international law like this whaling is one reason I have no respect for international law except when convenient in Internet arguments. Because this is illegal under the laws of nations and you will not tend to see this brought up by the states that should be putting a stop to it.

[allhatnocattle]

There is a prohibition against whaling that is International Law??? I thought that if you didn't sign the International Convention for Regulation of Whaling, then it wouldn't apply.

[a_new_machine]

Yeah, AFAIK there's no customary law (which is what gets applied to countries not parties to specific treaties or conventions) against whaling.

[anfalicious]

There is unless it's for scientific experiments. This is the basis of the Australian court case; the argument is that Japan aren't whaling for scientific purposes.

Reality TV

[russj]

It's now a 'reality' TV show.
Some people will do anything to get on TV.

Re: Reality TV

[telemann]

Sure, just ask Sarah Palin.

Re: Reality TV

[ddstory]

Some would also go on bus tours so the whole country could see them and appreciate their insiring presence (for no known reasons, of course):

[eracerhead]

I say nuke the fucking whales, those bastards!

[a_new_machine]

[raichu100]

I don't know that physically trying to block whalers is "absurd". Frankly I think something NEEDS to be done about it, if a species of whale goes extinct, it is irreversible and could have unforseen effects on the ocean environment...

[yes_justice]

I agree.

[dv8nation]

Blocking and setting stuff on FIRE are rather different things.

[raichu100]

If setting stuff on fire is what it takes, so be it.

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