Seems like the peaceniks are getting pretty violent.
Not sure about you folks, but I'm not a violent sort of guy, but you throw acid on me and there is probably going to be some 45 caliber lead flying your way at 880 feet per second. I honestly don't know why the members and captain of the Sea Shepherd are not locked up in jail.
Now I have no problem with them protesting. I have sympathy for their efforts. But I have serious issues with their methods.
Not sure about you folks, but I'm not a violent sort of guy, but you throw acid on me and there is probably going to be some 45 caliber lead flying your way at 880 feet per second. I honestly don't know why the members and captain of the Sea Shepherd are not locked up in jail.
Now I have no problem with them protesting. I have sympathy for their efforts. But I have serious issues with their methods.
Japanese Whalers Suffer Injuries From Acid
by Stephen Messenger, Porto Alegre, Brazil on 02.12.10
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/japanese-whalers-suffer-injuries-from-acid.php
According to a report from the news agency EFE, yesterday three crewmembers of a Japanese whaling ship suffered injuries from corrosive acid thrown at them by protesters from the anti-whaling group, Sea Shepherd, in the waters off Antarctica. The environmentalist group, which has been dubbed by some a "terrorist organization," has been known to resort to militant tactics before in order to disrupt Japanese whaling vessels, such as lobbing stink-bombs and shining laser beams, but acid may be the most dangerous tool in their arsenal. While Sea Shepherd justifies its tactics as a way help end the practice of whaling, some are wondering if maybe they have gone too far.
Acid Injures Three Crewmembers
According to Glenn Inwood, spokesman for the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research, three crewmembers of the whaling ship were injured in their eyes and face. Inwood confirmed that the acid was released by a boat from Sea Shepherd.
The protestors have admitted to launching acid at the vessels, but insist that the chemical is non-toxic.
Conflicts Have Been Getting More Intense
Recently, the conflicts between Japanese whalers and Sea Shepherd have been escalating. The environmentalists claim to have been "intentionally rammed" by whalers, and had one of their boats completely destroyed in recent weeks.
In yesterday's skirmish, the activists were relentless in their disruptive tactics--attempting to damage the whaler's engine, shining lasers to blind the crewmembers, throwing stink bombs, before finally setting on the use of acid, according to the report.