Saving the whales?

I see it the same way. However, if the Japanese retaliated against these pirates the media would go insane. If anyone were to board my ship they would easily end up getting shot at. Its a wonder these clowns are still alive. The only reason I'd watch this show is in the hope of one of their ships getting run over again. lol Im not at all for excess whaling, but I do see the purpose of hunting for food. The idea of hunting for sport is one I dont quite understand. I personally cant kill things, but some people love it. And some people love to give those people hate. Especially if they are Japanese and hunting whales. Haha.

 

I do know the Japanese have some of the strongest gun laws in the world, so it's not surprising they haven't been shot at. Half the guys on the boats probably couldn't qualify for a license there.

 

Hmm. Well that explains why they havent been shot at. Do they have strong bow and arrow or spear laws? Haha.

 

I'm not quite sure about arows or spears lmao. I know swords have strict laws too though. Just a quick paragraph from Wikipedia:

"Japan prohibits gun possession by citizens except for shotguns and single-shot rifles for hunting or sports. Semiautomatic and full automatic weapons are restricted to military and police. Gun owners must take a class once a year and pass a written test. Police check on the owner once every three months on an unannounced visit. They inspect the gun locker, proper ammunition storage, and the firearm. There are strict laws against owning swords unless they are traditionally hand made Japanese Katanas and a license must be obtained, it is usually illegal to carry any sword or knife in public (unless transporting legitimately)."

There's even more that goes into it though. They even need to go as far as to provide the police with a map of the building where the gun is stored, locker included on said map.

 

Jeeze... I knew they were strict but that brings strict to a whole new level!

 

The Japanese culture is very strict altogether,to a point that most of us can't even begin to understand how self disiplined they are.Their beliefs and culture is something they take very serious (look how they acted during the tsunami,calm and as a whole).

Now we have our beliefs,which in a whole,is freedom,to do as we please and think/say as we please (as long as its legal).So I agree with sea shepards mission to stop whaling,but if they think a buncha rednecks in a speedboat dragging lines and throwing stink bombs is gonna change what is deep set in japans history and culture,then sea shepard is sadly mistaken.

Some of these whalers go back many generations,we won't change thier way of thinking or thier livelyhood just because we managed to tangle a rope in thier prop.

To me,it's just another drama show,yet i watch it from time to time.Its like a car wreck,you can't help but watch for one of them to plowed over and sunk again,but i fear one of these times,its gonna be much worse.