Whale Wars

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYHfJks15jY

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[loki]

i keep watching hoping one, or all, of the hippies die

[blugill]

Originally Posted by loki

i keep watching hoping one, or all, of the hippies die

I don't hope they die but I definitely love watching them fail every episode.

Whaling should be banned worldwide. Love whales, think their populations should be monitored and nurtured. Don't think the Japanese are doing research, maybe some but exactly what kind of research can you be doing by hunting a thousand whales when you could have ten and do a great amount of research on that?

There is just something really funny because their tactics are so ineffectual. None of them have the conviction of their beliefs or they would be taking more drastic actions.

[Brutus2600]

Originally Posted by blugill

Whaling should be banned worldwide. Love whales, think their populations should be monitored and nurtured. Don't think the Japanese are doing research, maybe some but exactly what kind of research can you be doing by hunting a thousand whales when you could have ten and do a great amount of research on that?

The research is...how many whales can they harvest with hippies hounding their boats

But seriously, I doubt much actual research is happening past enough to write up some fluff reports at the end of the season.

[Volusianator]

The captain of the hippies also has been shown several times saying that he asks his crew if they're "willing to lose their life to save a whale"? Hell no!

[blugill]

Originally Posted by Volusianator

The captain of the hippies also has been shown several times saying that he asks his crew if they're "willing to lose their life to save a whale"? Hell no!

Exactly.
I'd give him a modicum of respect if Paul Watson actually did something to show he was serious.

The international laws need to be revised for stricter monitoring of whaling or an all out ban on any commercial whaling. I know some Arctic tribes whale but they use primitive methods and catch few per year.