Whale Wars?

[wolfy-hound]

Those people are stupid.
Let's see, you're in Open Ocean. You throw small explosives(bird bombs from the look of it, harmless, but still a explosive), you throw acid AT the crew, to get it on deck to damage the deck, and cause a horrible stench(btw it's harmful to breathe that), you try to foul the props of a ship at sea...
Then you have 2 members jump on board the vessel... technically you are now a Pirate, in open ocean waters, so technically the japanese crew could have shot them, and tossed the bodies overboard. Other than bad PR, they would not have been outside their rights to do so, since boarding without leave is ILLEGIL and is a act of piracy.
THEN... the idiots have the nerve to be astounded that the japanese take exception to this, and don't release the guys back with no reprecussions.
Using terms like "hostages" and "kidnapping" when the guys willingly boarded without permission is ridiculously stupid.
Understand, I like whales, all cetaceans. I studied them for a number of years. I oppose whaling. I think the japanese are wrong for their "scientific" whaling, since it's obvious it's a farce. But preforming illegil actions against a ship is gonna get consequances you won't like. Being surprised just makes you look stupid.
Putting a show on tv trying to glorify what technically is a boat full of terrorists, I just don't understand. Getting between whales and the whalers = good. Throwing acid at the crew = bad. That's assault, and if I were on board the japanese ship, I'd have done ay more than aim water cannons at them. They are lucky they haven't had any actions other than detaining two stupid pirates.
IMHO.