Eco-terror group Sea Shepherd have been branded “pirates” by a US court, after the annual season of whaler hunting theatrics saw them claiming the whalers they rammed were attacking them.
Judge Kozinski overturned the decision of an earlier court that Sea Shepherd’s activities did not amount to piracy in response to an appeal by Japan:
You don’t need a peg leg or an eye patch. When you ram ships; hurl glass containers of acid; drag metal-reinforced ropes in the water to damage propellers and rudders; launch smoke bombs and flares with hooks; and point high-powered lasers at other ships, you are, without a doubt, a pirate, no matter how high-minded you believe your purpose to be.
The judge’s decision itself was to reject the earlier ruling on the grounds that the court had incorrectly interpreted the phrase “private ends” as referring only to monetary gain, rather than to anything “non-public” and not engaged in by a government, including personal or political goals.
He also found the earlier court’s decision that their attacks did not constitute “violence” because they only attempted to destroy ships and not people dubious as well, and scrapped that too, concluding that attempting to sink whaling vessels is consistent with the legal definition of piracy:
The activities that Cetacean alleges Sea Shepherd has engaged in are clear instances of violent acts for private ends, the very embodiment of piracy. The district court erred in dismissing Cetacean’s piracy claims.
The ruling is part of an attempt by Japan’s “Institute of Cetacean Research” to sue the US-based group into oblivion in US courts, and the court’s recognition that Sea Shepherd’s antics amount to piracy are thought to be a significant success.
Sea Shepherd for its part still maintains its antics fall outside the jurisdiction of US courts, despite it being an Oregon-based NPO, as it uses non-US flagged ships and international crews.
Japan’s enthusiastic support for “scientific” whaling largely comes down to the political influence of the fishing industry and efforts to posture for the sake of fringe nationalists – both traditional concerns of the LDP, explaining fisheries minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s unabashedly enthusiastic support for the industry:
“Japan is an island nation surrounded by the sea, so taking some good protein from the ocean is very important. For food security I think it’s very important.
So why don’t we at least agree to disagree? We have this culture and you don’t have that culture… so I just would like to say ‘please understand this is our culture.'”
The latest incident involving Sea Shepherd saw them accusing a Japanese whaling vessel of attacking them in Antarctic waters after they attempted to prevent it refueling from a Korean tanker by ramming both vessels – although it was Sea Shepherd who accused the Japanese of “grand piracy” and demanded Australian military intervention.
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"Do what you want because a pirate is free! You are a pirate! Yarr harr!!"
- Describes Sea Shepherd's campaign perfectly.
Well the japanese do what they want too (kill off any endangered species they want, fuck everyone else, our precious traditions transcend everything) so sea shepherd might as well do the same.
what endangered species? From what I understand, Japanese whalers have agreed to only target rather abundant species, such as mink whales. Not only that, but they're limiting themselves to a set number each year whilst being wary of the populations.
While they may have agreed to only hunt those common whales, you can't trust what they say. After all, they still claim to be whaling for 'research' purposes, not because they want to eat them.
what more do you want? Unless you wanna provide japan with alternative sources of protein i suggest you shut the fuck up and watch the whales die.
well we can't exactly trust the Sea Shepherd either. They've been caught saying they do they're jobs because "its funny" and have faked being shot, being rammed (the ady gil accelerated to make the collision) and even operate using illegal equipment such as dazzlers.
The end result is something really stupid. We can't trust either side because they're both incompetent morons doing jobs that have already crashed. If Sea Shepherd didn't make whaling a incident of U.S Culture clash, Japan wouldn't have continued to fund a whaling industry whose products go unsold. The Japanese may lie about the research, but that's the only lie they've perpetuated so far. Paul takes full advantage of Sea Shepherds tax exempt status and hides his property in the group to dodge his taxes.
In the end I would like both of them to go to hell for being too amoral and self-invested to actually do something productive.
Well, I suggest you shut the fuck up and suck my dick. Now will you?
And US "interrogates" their prisoners, they don't torture.
And North Korea "educates" their people, they don't oppress.
And Islam "protects" women, it doesn't oppress.
And politicians have "geopolitical and economical situations that force them to act completely opposite of what they promise during elections", they're not lying.
It's the way of the world to use "political correctness", deal with it.
00:31
Well, what more do you expect when you have a bunch of helpless, naive population next to military bases? I suggest you shut the fuck and watch your woman get raped 15 times a month.
Bitches gotta bitch like whore in heat.
I could come over there and give half your population some more protien
00:31 But, but all we are doing is what ever we want to do.....
Don't bitch like a 12 year old and expect other people to treat you any better, nip cunt.
Nothing another Fukushima can't fix.
endangered species?like what?
The "hunting endangered species" argument is the ignorance that Sea Sheppard wants to perpetuate. Japan Whalers are hunting Minke Whales. Minke whales are not an endangered or threatened species.
Please don't use the "h" word! Japan's not hunting whales at all. They just ... ummm ... invite them onto their ships for scientific studies. ;)
Yes, we're only after Minke Whales, the other 38 whale types we killed that are endangered were purely accidental and unavoidable.
Oh, and and these Minke Whales, which are still illegal to hunt, were purely for research purposes, so that's okay.
23:55,
Don't be fucking retarded. They're killing off anything they can catch without regard to species. If you're so clueless you don't even realize that much, then maybe you should do some research before you pipe up again and show off your ignorance.
07:23
LOL this jap is full of shit.
We're only in japan to guard against NK and china. Any and all japanese women we raped and will rape in the future is purely accidental and avoidable. Or as you monkeys will say, 'regrettable'.
I am sure we are just doing it all for 'research purposes' and 'comfort seeking' any way.
You should have no complaints.
See, japanese are like 11 year old children that are ignorant in the ways of the world and trying to pose itself as if they are 1st world when in fact they are so narrow-eyed and narrow minded they can't tell their left from right.
They deserve to be raped to death by chinese they hate so much.
Wow you are an idiot! He was being sarcastic! I look forward to your comment rating being reduced to the negatives.
@11:35
It's a joke you idiot
You on the other hand shows how butt hurt you still are of not being able to be born Japanese but a stupid korean/chinese instead?
13:29 HAHAHAHAHA is this what japs believe? Who the fuck wants to be born as a fuckin jap?
Are you serious about that shit? I thought you might have figured it out by now :)
Found this interesting post whiling reading some past comments on whaling issues on Sancom:
"Japanese, or rather east asians in general have a very twisted prism of childish view of the world through which their own claims somehow are justified under extreme circumstances, while anything that inconveniences them lets them play victims. They are whores to their own ideas, and reality always bitch slaps them back in their proper place.
Japanese claims of 'cultural' differences have only as much merit as those who oppose whaling. If others were telling the japanese not to whale INSIDE their EEC, then that would be some kind of bullying. However, most of these japanese whaling practices take place in fucking antarctic, where cultural claims of both sides that hunt and protect whales have equal merit, and its their little childish way of bitching at the rest of the world while trying to play the victim.
If japs want whale so bad, either import them or grow their own inside their EEC, and if their whaling activities are closer to other nations, they must ask permission before going hunting. They have no business hunting for whales outside their seas, especially not so blatantly. On the international seas, there is a generally understood rule that just because it is not specifically owned by any nation it doesn't mean its resources can be run roughshod without limit simply by the nature of its 'neutral' factor. Without moderation, it ceases being neutral zone and essentially becomes either a free-for-all or a 'no man's land'.
Other nations that whale do so does them in relatively low-key ways, while japanese act like children with no idea of moderation, which is why they are targeted. The fundamental cause lies in japanese attitude of trying to make competition out of what they want, while other nations do so in moderation. Japanese are too narrow-eyed to understand such elementary facts, which is why they never win any respect anywhere."
Congrats on being ignorant.
What, you?
How does it feel to be a complete moron?
Look who's talking. How the hell does it make sense japs are not whaling to the level of other people because they could not maintain a sustainable whaling resource in their home waters? Whaling is an even older tradition in other cultures, yet no one is putting for their much more acceptable and older culture as a reason why they are entitled to overfish in waters that is not theirs to begin with.
Go fuck yourself and your culture and your bitch mentality. Other cultures could just as well do the same to the japanese.
I salute you, plus don't worry about their so called tradition, japaneses are becoming endangered specie as well, getting too old to take care of themselves they try making robots to come and wipe their ass. young ones are too busy fapping off underaged drawings to think about reproduction, who knows their might be some pirates to save japanese when they'll be hunted by chinese for their hairs or something
Them bloody gaijans keep poaching our women, who are no longer satisfied with small stuff, be it wallet or elsewhere. Stick them all! Yerr!
@07:52 Lack of japanese rebuttle or any coherent counter argument is deafening.
Fuck off jap bitches.
Part of the dispute is over the location of where the whaling is taking place.
Antarctica is supposed to be off limits to commercial exploitation.
Because Antarctica is the last place on Earth to have not gotten fucked up by human activity there's an international agreement to keep it that way.
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14:24 This is quoted for future reference at raging internet tard.
I am laughing too hard at the possibility that this was a serious post however.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
i'm bored as shit and watching you mongloid rage over whales and fake fights is funny as fuck.
lol al quaeda? learn to know your ennemy's name first you dumb fuck kid
seriously you one of those weapons nerd or something? 140+kg thick glasses and no friends? lol
That gorilla warfare pasta is tastier when mixed to whale meat.
The only reason Japs whale in Antarctic water half way around the globe is they already wiped out whale population in their coastal water.
There would have been fewer wars if they kept their tradition at home.
They are not disciplined enough to do that. Let the chinese have fun with them. These japs deserve it.
that's sad I used to respect japaneses and their traditions but over the past 2 decades shit went down the pipe, I hate chinese but for all I care they can start another war with each others to lower both their numbers I wouldn't give a damn, just leave kyoto's buildings up as a museum or something
I have no issues with them hunting whales in their own waters it's theirs they can do what ever they want.
But the Antarctic region including the surrounding ocean is supposed to be off limits to commercial exploitation as it's an international nature preserve.
You're not even allow to mine or drill for oil in Antarctica.
Yes because Racism is the answer! Why actually solve problems like food shortages/money problems when you can just blame on inferior 'lesser' races! Racism, its fun for everyone (except the people who are apart of the human race)
Japanese don't want to be look at as Racist or have international public opinion bashing them in their own face.
Actually the whale population is low due to the extensive hunting done by America back in the day.
From my point of view, the dumbass antics of Sea Shepard is vastly overshadowed by bitchy attitude from these japs whose history of whaling is much shorter and shallower than other cultures around the world.
Perfect treatment for cheeky little japs who should know their proper place.
You do know that it was the U.S general Douglas MacArthur who recommended and implemented Japan's whaling habit right?
a lot of people don't actually know any history and just spew bullshit from their mouths, but you sir are exactly correct, it was Macarthur who implemented this.
@ 12:20
So this means the day whaling stops in Japan is the day mosaics drop off from porn. If it will only happen one day...
@12:20 And now we're telling you to get off of it. You should follow what we say, as you always did, just like you pointed out.
"Close to midnight on April 4, an estimated 50 GIs arriving in 3 trucks assaulted the Nakamura Hospital in Omori district.[11] Attacking at the blow of a whistle, over the period of one hour they raped more than 40 patients and an estimated 37 female staff.[12] One of the raped women had a two-day old baby that was killed by being thrown on the floor, and also some male patients who tried to protect the women were killed.[13]
According to Tanaka, on April 11, between 30 and 60 US soldiers cut phone lines to a housing block in Nagoya city, and simultaneously raped "many girls and women between the ages of 10 and 55 years."[14]"
Now, if such acts occured at anytime anywhere else in the world, I would be the first one to step up and scream for justice by seeing all those involved butchered in public.
But, seeing how the japanese behave in anything they do, I am laughing my ass off at how you are supposed to properly deal with any mouthy jap like these whaling cunts.
More rapes of japanese women!
@13:37
I'm not Japanese simpleton! Don't assume that because I'm calling out stupidity and racism of the comment that I'm Japanese. If that's the way your gonna put it then no wonder there are countries across the world dedicated to take out U.S 'imperialism'.
It's Ignorant people like you who demand changes without rationalizing on the other end. Perhaps if you were a lot less ethnocentric you'd realize that even you wouldn't accept your own proposition had you been in Japan's shoes. "You should make the change because the big guy who's annexed you, bombed you and couldn't give a shit about your problems and why you whaled in the first place now demands you stop" cause that honestly what you said. I'm pretty sure Citizens of japan wouldn't re-elect the party that let's ignorant U.S citizens walk all over them, especially ones that are so racist, they assume anyone who disagrees with them is a Japanese person.
Got a link for the endangered whales that they hunt?
Didn't think so.
Don't forget "Do what you want because a pirate is free fleeing behind the U.S court is alright with me!"
The Japanese sure are one of the most aggressive yet passive haters/racists/sexists etc. ever.
I'm surprised SanCom hasn't done a story on medamasensei critisizing Japan for it's racism and how the Japanese are going so far as to ask government help to remove his videos discussing Japanese xenophobia and blatant racism. Those of you that are curious...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/22/american-teacher-in-japan-under-fire-for-lessons-on-japans-history-of-discrimination/
I would love to see some of these uppity japs running their mouths putting any of their shit up or even prepared to follow through with any of their fantasies. Give me a good reason to answer their death wish :)
I get the feeling when Ishihara comes into power with his conscription thing, the net right will be shirking duty.
Japan always had a problem with denial and avoidance of responsibility. That's why Japan's statistics aren't as trustworthy no more since their exposure of not reporting or recording crimes and rape have been made public.
They hide anything that makes Japan look bad. Compare it to US who constantly get critisized by various countries, but still release a lot of info that give Americans a bad image. Americans are at least willing to tackle their own problems (or attempt to).
The Japanese need to come to terms about their problems instead of running away from it. One thing that seems to be on the rise is definitely far right nationalistice fervor and racism in that country since Ishihara came onto the field. That or the Japanese has always been somewhat xenophobic or racists and are just coming out of the closet now.
If that joke of a bitch ishihara is the best they can come up with, they are going to be fucked to pieces by koreans and chinese, not to mention everyone else in the world.
He sounds like a kindergartener in a room full of 30 somethings. Pathetic.
But than that's really representative of japanese as a whole, so it's fitting.
Says the Korean
Why am I not surprised 2ch favorite excuse for everything to pop up here?
Alestorm hahaha
Pirates......One Piece...?