"George Leppla" > wrote in message
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> On 6/10/2010 11:38 AM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> He pleads guilty for acid attack.
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>> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worl.../11/2003475166
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> Looks like they are throwing him under the bus. Hypocrites.

No, they are enforcing their rules. They also evicted numerous members who
didn't want to go along with a strict alcohol free ship policy. To stay
within the law they have to be very careful about what they allow their
people to do. If you watch the series, Watson had real reservations about
Bethune but gave him a chance. Still, the Japanese harpoon vessel
deliberately attacked the boat Bethune was piloting.

> FWIW... I am in complete agreement that whaling should be totally illegal
> but I am in complete opposition to the tactics that the Sea Shepard
> Conservation Society and Paul Watson employs.

Why? They use non-lethal; means to keep whales from being killed. They
operate under the Dutch flag and the Dutch have established clear rules for
them to follow. Not one person has been injured by their activity. However
numerous SS members have been hurt by the whalers. In one episode you can
see the whalers deploying a LRAD device against the helicopter in a direct
attempt to crash it into the sea.

http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-...-090611-1.html

Paul