Captain of the Sea Shepard about to do 15 years in a Japanese prison
 

Anti-whaling activist goes on trial in Japan

Peter Bethune was captain of Sea Shepherd's futuristic boat, the Ady Gil.
The batmobile-esque, $3 million boat collided with a Japanese whaling ship, the Shonan Maru 2, and sank in January.

Weeks later, Bethune jumped aboard the Shonan Maru 2 and attempted to make a citizen's arrest of the captain. He was arrested and brought back to Japan to face criminal charges.

Bethune's case is the first time a Sea Shepherd activist has been tried in a Japanese criminal court in the group's long-running battle with Japan's whalers in the icy waters of the Antarctic.

Japan annually hunts whales in the Antarctic, despite a worldwide moratorium on whaling, under the loophole that a country may legally do so if its purpose is scientific research.

Sea Shepherd, who notes the whale meat then gets sold in Japanese markets and served in restaurants, calls the science argument a sham.

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What's interesting to me is that we just turn a blind eye to Japan's whaling. (and that the Japanese see no problem with it). But then, there are the shark-finners and plenty of other environmental rapists out there as well. Seems like the Japanese are the worst offenders though.

Thanks for this info. I've enjoyed watching the two TV series featuring the Sea Sheperd society (even if some of it seemed scripted).

The Ady Gil was a nice ship. I did not know that it sank.

Bethane is the original owner of the ship and donated it to the sea sheperd society.
He's a multi-millionaire, so you can expect him to have a good defense in court.

Yeah, he's admitted to all the charges except the assault charge. All he really did was board their ship. (and maybe throw a little acid on them).

i like to fuck japanese chicks.....





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I remember the episode where they tried to kill Paul Watson

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...07/2183690.htm

I don't have a problem with the whale hunting that's going on now.

I watch this when ever I can, this is just sad. This man is acutally trying to do something positive and this shit. This world is beyond FUCKED UP!

That's what you get for trying to be a hero.

I'm kind of curious... if anyone knows...

does Japan have thugs in their prison system like "Bubba The Asspounder"? I'm having a hard time picturing some small Japanese dude trying to fuck a white guy in the ass in prison. "You going to sucka my cock and you going to rike it!"

Don't they have a bail-out system in Japan? It should be no problem for this guy to get bailed out.
But of course, staying in jail is actually what he wants (at least until he gets his trial).

There are some badass Japanese dudes, not sure about the Bubba thing. They do have big guys though, E.G: sumo wrestlers.

Maybe he'll just switch shows. A hiatus from "Whale Wars" while he does "Locked Up Abroad" instead. :uhoh

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time

About fucking time. Eco-terrorists should be treated no different than any other kinds of terrorists.

You mean like the country of Japan?
Who are the real eco-terrorists here? The ones poaching whales illegally or the ones trying to stop them? There is a worldwide ban on whaling that Japan is thumbing it's collective nose at.

Its part of their tradition. They have full right to follow it.
Clubbing seals in Canada isn't cool either , but they still do it.

BTW, Japan isn't the only one doing it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling

I honestly haven't seen the show in a while, (Whale Wars), but last I saw the Steve Irwin was flying a Danish flag, and the Japanese whalers are poaching in international waters, which means technically, Sea Shepard has every right to sink them if they can.
The Danish had some rules they had to follow in order to fly their flag, but I don't think any of them prevented SS from doing as it pleases in open water. (I'm less than 100% sure of the actual Danish restrictions or if they are even still flying their flag).

bullshit moron, they're using the excuse of scientific research to hunt whales for commercial exploitation. the japanese who hunt whales and slaughter dolphins (see "the cove") are a bunch of idiotic pussies who need to die.

What I have never understood is why so many Governments *LET* the Japanese continue to whale in their water

That's why they whale around Antarctica. No government to stop them. Sea Shepard took on the task.

I haven't seen "The Cove" yet... good?
Have you seen "Sharkwater"? It will make you sick.

Yeah, that's my problem with what the Japanese are doing. My understanding is that under the treaty that they agreed to, they are limited to killing a certain amount of whales in a few select species as long as its for "research". The Japanese even go as far as to put "research" on the side of their vessels. However, its painfully obvious that the whale meat is being sold for commercial use as its an expensive popular delicacy. They aren't spending hundreds of millions to fund their fleet with the sole intention of "research".

The issue seems to be that the same body that established the treaty, has no means to enforce it. Having said that though, can't really say I agree with the methods that Paul Watson has used to try and stop it.

Greenpeace just tagged up a ship down here with some oil from the spill, on the topic of ecoterrorists. link to pics

poor whales.

if by good you mean "gut wrenching" yes. these fuckers just wholesale slaughter dolphins while torturing them...real horror show.

the whole "culture" thing doesnt cut it anymore. 100 years ago even scientists thought whales and dolphins were just big fish. We know now they are highly developed see mammals with forebrains equal or larger to our own.

there's been a ton of research which is why, during the nixon administration they finally enacted the marine mammals protection act, but of course twats like the japanese whaling comission always find ways of getting around it so they call the hunts "scientific research."
complete bullshit!

Thanks for this info :)

I think a good solution would be to employ some of those out-of-work Somalian pirates. Load them up on one of Sea Shepard ships, sail them out to one of the whalers and let them do their thing.

:thumbsup

thats the problem, no one is going to do anything about it so watson and co are doing something about it. they know full well the japanese could jail them or even kill them for what they are doing, but thats the chance they are willing to take.

the problem is the control of words and their meanings. people are lead to believe that organizations like greenpeace, sea shepherd etc are "eco-terrorists" which is funny considering that the groups actually destroying the oceans are the multi-nationals.

pretty good idea. They could shoot a bomb lance right into the buttholes, lets say for a scientific research.:2 cents:

There aren't many things in this world I would ever say this about, but I decided a few years ago that if there were any skills I could bring to the crew, I would volunteer at least 1-2 years of my time to serve with Sea Shepard. (no compensation required).

Some people ask why, and I say why not? It's something I actually care about. I went to war on the other side of the Earth for the Bush Family Oil, (that I don't give a shit about). I could easily do a few years taking down whalers.

But alas, not much need for a graphics guy on those ships, and my soldiering days are long behind me.

Close.

Your title had me worried for a minute. I thought Paul Watson was in trouble.

New season starts in just a few days! :)

Man, that boat is awesome. I've never seen it on the show before. I really hope there is at least some footage of the crash.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4...0pxadygil2.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ady_Gil

They show the crash in the new season of Whale Wars on Animal Planet starting on June 4th.

View from the Japanese ship

That's really fucked up.

Bob Barkers donation got him a boat named after him.

http://www.worldculturepictorial.com...eaker-ship.jpg

and? Its their right to do so. If we can invade sovereign nation when UN say "NO", they can do whatever the fuck they want with those whales. Not any different from any other type of fishing or whale clubbing.

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is a non-profit, marine conservation organization against shark poaching and finning, seal hunting, and whaling.

lol :stoned

:1orglaugh @ "whale clubbing"

Japs should put them on trial as "modern day pirates". Hang those SOBs

thanks..