I'm against illegal whaling, such as when the Japanese hunt whales in whale sanctuaries, but after watching one season of Whale Wars, I really can't
stand this guy and his team. First of all, they're vigilantes, and they need to be held accountable for their actions. Secondly, any other illegal
activities needs to be handled by the appropriate legal powers.
What I don't support is them intentionally threatening the lives of other crews in order to protect the whales. They would often damage the other
vessels any way they could and often endanger their own lives by placing their smaller boats in front of the larger vessels.
The only point I agree with them on is stopping illegal whaling in whale sanctuaries, with which the Japanese violate by claiming they are doing
scientific research.
I don't consider this man and his crew heroes.
news.nationalpost.com
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Paul Watson Of The Sea Shephard Has Been Arrested In Germany, page 1
Topic started on 15-5-2012 @ 07:37 PM by EvilSadamClone
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Paul Watson Of The Sea Shpephard Has Been Arrested In Germany
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FRANKFURT, Germany — The Canadian founder of an environmental activist group known for its confrontations with whalers and fishermen has been arrested in Germany for extradition to Costa Rica, where he is wanted for allegedly endangering a fishing boat in 2002, German prosecutors said Monday.(visit the link for the full news article)
Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was arrested Sunday at Frankfurt Airport on an international arrest warrant issued by Costa Rica, a spokesman for the local prosecutors’ office said.
“He is alleged to have used a ship to intimidate another vessel and put its crew at risk in 200
edit on 15-5-2012 by EvilSadamClone because: fixed spelling error
reply posted on 15-5-2012 @ 09:14 PM by OccamAssassin
reply to post by stanguilles7
A ship in a disabled state is a death sentence at sea.
If a car breaks down, you can pull to the side of the road and seek assistance. At sea, you have no such luxury.
Add a decent swell and the vessel is instantly in immediate danger of broach and subsequent capsizing.
As someone who has considerable experience working in the maritime industry, I can honestly say that there is no way in hell that you would get me onto any vessel that was under the command of Paul Watson.
They *might* damage a ship in a way that disables it, but not in a way that woud sink the ship in open water or cause any real harm to the crew.
A ship in a disabled state is a death sentence at sea.
If a car breaks down, you can pull to the side of the road and seek assistance. At sea, you have no such luxury.
Add a decent swell and the vessel is instantly in immediate danger of broach and subsequent capsizing.
As someone who has considerable experience working in the maritime industry, I can honestly say that there is no way in hell that you would get me onto any vessel that was under the command of Paul Watson.
reply posted on 15-5-2012 @ 09:16 PM by JohnnyCanuck
reply to post by EvilSadamClone
I don't agree with everything Watson does, but I admire him for putting his arse on the line for his principles in a world going rogue. Nice to see somebody get out from behind his keyboard and actually walking the walk.
I don't agree with everything Watson does, but I admire him for putting his arse on the line for his principles in a world going rogue. Nice to see somebody get out from behind his keyboard and actually walking the walk.
reply posted on 15-5-2012 @ 09:18 PM by SkipperJohn
Originally posted by OccamAssassin
reply to post by stanguilles7
They *might* damage a ship in a way that disables it, but not in a way that woud sink the ship in open water or cause any real harm to the crew.
A ship in a disabled state is a death sentence at sea.
If a car breaks down, you can pull to the side of the road and seek assistance. At sea, you have no such luxury.
Add a decent swell and the vessel is instantly in immediate danger of broach and subsequent capsizing.
As someone who has considerable experience working in the maritime industry, I can honestly say that there is no way in hell that you would get me onto any vessel that was under the command of Paul Watson.
So is cutting a fin off a shark.
reply posted on 15-5-2012 @ 09:28 PM by seabhac-rua
Originally posted by stanguilles7
reply to post by Domo1
Can you cite some examples where he has endangered other people's lives?
Dude, go on a boat, screw around, see how friggin easy it is to get yourself killed. I'm from a fishing community, my very first job was on a trawler, believe me at sea you take nothing fore-granted.
reply posted on 15-5-2012 @ 09:39 PM by stanguilles7
Also, a very good interview (in part) with Paul Watson:
www.thesunmagazine.org...
Kendall: You say that Sea Shepherd “adheres to the utilization of nonviolent principles in the course of all actions.” What’s your definition of violence?
Watson: My definition is the same as Martin Luther King Jr.’s, Mahatma Gandhi’s, and Nelson Mandela’s. King said you cannot commit an act of violence against a nonsentient object, only against a living being. We have never injured a single person in our entire history, and we are proud of that record. I spent six months in Africa in 1978, tracking elephant poachers with park rangers. The rangers were killing the poachers, but I would not do that. I did destroy their vehicles and their weapons.
If you damage property in order to prevent the death of a sentient being — that is, if you damage a harpoon or a gun or a rifle — it’s an act of nonviolence. There is a difference between nonviolence and pacifism. Mahatma Gandhi once said, when somebody called him a pacifist, “I’ve never advocated passive anything.” Pacifism is the act of doing nothing. Nonviolence is a tactic. Clearly it worked against the British, but many have wondered if it would have been as effective against the likes of Hitler or Stalin. You have to choose your strategies according to your enemies.
www.thesunmagazine.org...
reply posted on 15-5-2012 @ 09:39 PM by intrptr
reply to post by seabhac-rua
That guy is the anti whaling movement. What balls. Took on an entire fleet of people who give little regard to environmental protect for 10,000 children's whale meat lunch boxes. Of course he embellishes to "get views". So what? Antarctica is a long ways away. I didn't see anyone else down there blocking the slip way of the factory ship.
This guy does not do the anti-whaling movement any favors in my opinion.
That guy is the anti whaling movement. What balls. Took on an entire fleet of people who give little regard to environmental protect for 10,000 children's whale meat lunch boxes. Of course he embellishes to "get views". So what? Antarctica is a long ways away. I didn't see anyone else down there blocking the slip way of the factory ship.
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