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2012-01-08 Down Under

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Posted by john frum 2012-01-08 09:40|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1776 views ] Top

1 Sea Shepherd protestors may be tried in Japan after boarding

Posted by john frum 2012-01-08 10:38|| 2012-01-08 10:38|| Front Page Top

2 Isn't attacking and boarding a ship considered...piracy?

Posted by PBMcL 2012-01-08 11:17|| 2012-01-08 11:17|| Front Page Top

3 Apparently not, when you're a leftist with 'noble intentions'...

Posted by Raj 2012-01-08 11:24|| 2012-01-08 11:24|| Front Page Top

4 From the link in comment 1: " return us to shore and leave these waters.." wsa the mesage from the protesters.
assuming the Japanese would have been in a 'remove them from the ship' mindset, a quick push over the side kinda gets them shorebound. Whether they make it all the way to the real shore, or the submerged part of it would be up to King Neptune.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2012-01-08 13:08|| 2012-01-08 13:08|| Front Page Top

5 The last time one of these idiots did this, was after they decided to sell that poorly designed high tech boat to the insurance company by using it to ram a Japanese whaler. Then its captain boarded the Japanese ship with the idea of "arresting" its captain.

After being taken to Japan, the Japanese foolishly gave him a suspended sentence, despite the aggravated circumstances of his offense and a sentence of three years.

However, Japanese criminal law is remarkably fickle, and hopefully their patience has run out for these twits. Three years each in a Japanese prison would do much to adjust their attitudes.

And thinking about Japanese prison reminds me of the hilariously ultraviolent and ridiculous movie, The Story of Ricky (highlights), clearly NSFW because of stupid levels of grotesque.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-08 13:58|| 2012-01-08 13:58|| Front Page Top

6 The good news is that the Green/Left in its general ignorance of everything wants the Federal government to do something, which of course it can't unless the Japanese ship enters Australian waters.

Hopefully the Japanese will make an example of these idiots. A diet of whalemeat for the next 6 months would be a nice bonus.

Posted by phil_b 2012-01-08 17:35|| 2012-01-08 17:35|| Front Page Top

7 If this pic is anything to go by, they should get life, no double-life. Just might wipe the smug look from their faces.

Posted by tipper 2012-01-08 21:39|| 2012-01-08 21:39|| Front Page Top

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