FARKA YOU, WHAAALES!!!!
/Got nothin'. But it was the best South Park ever.
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| Whaling protester to be charged in Japan |
| 2010-02-16 |
| An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand is in custody on a Japanese vessel and will be taken to Japan to face charges after secretly boarding the ship as part of a protest, officials said Tuesday. Peter Bethune, a member of the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd activist group, jumped aboard the Shonan Maru 2 from a Jet Ski on Monday with the stated goal of making a citizen's arrest of the ship's captain and presenting him with a $3 million bill for the destruction of a protest ship last month. The Japanese government has decided to bring Bethune to Japan for questioning, Fisheries Agency official Osamu Ishikawa said. He will be charged with trespassing and assault and tried under Japanese law, Ishikawa said. He said officials were working out the details of how to transport Bethune to Japan -- whether to keep him on the vessel, which will be at sea for a few more weeks, or to drop him off in a port call and fly him back. Keep him in the hold. Better yet, the bilges ... The brazen boarding was the latest escalation of a campaign by Sea Shepherd to hamper Japanese whaling activities. Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research, which sponsors the whale hunt, said Bethune used a knife to cut the vessel's protective net to enable his boarding and that he told whalers he then threw the knife into the sea. The crew treated him for a cut on his thumb he received while boarding, the institute said. Use the sepsis paste ... Under Japanese law, intruding on a Japanese vessel without legitimate reasons can bring a prison term of up to three years and a fine up to 100,000 yen (US$1,100). Bethune was being held in New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said it seemed Bethune's intention was to be detained aboard the whaling ship, but his country nevertheless had an obligation to try to help him and was seeking cooperation from Japanese diplomats. Why? International law applies. You don't need to help him, you just need to protect your interests. McCully met Japan's ambassador Tuesday, and New Zealand's top diplomat in Japan met senior officials there Monday. Sea Shepherd said Bethune demanded the cost of replacing the Ady Gil, an activist ship he captained that was destroyed in a collision with the Shonan Maru 2 last month, and the surrender of the whaling ship's captain on attempted murder charges. The Ady Gil sank after the collision, though there were only minor injuries. Japan has six whaling ships in Antarctic waters under its scientific whaling program, an allowed exception to the International Whaling Commission's 1986 ban on commercial whaling. It hunts hundreds of mostly minke whales, which are not an endangered species. Whale meat not used for study is sold for consumption in Japan, which critics say is the real reason for the hunts. The Sea Shepherd sends vessels to confront the fleet each year, trying to block the whalers from firing harpoons and dangling ropes in the water to try to snarl the Japanese ships' propellers. The whalers have responded by firing water cannons and sonar devices meant to disorient the activists. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #13 Just keep the Japanese away from Kevin Smith, mmmkay? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-02-16 21:19 |
| #12 It tastes a bit fishy with a gamey taste as well. It doesn't taste like anything else I've eaten. It is very dark red meat. Very lean, too. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-02-16 19:23 |
| #11 What does the meat taste like? Beef? sorta like sea lion, but with much less gristle. |
| Posted by: Orca 2010-02-16 15:21 |
| #10 He said officials were working out the details of how to transport Bethune to Japan -- whether to keep him on the vessel, which will be at sea for a few more weeks, or to drop him off in a port call and fly him back. Screw him. He takes the cruise. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-16 15:06 |
| #9 I've eaten whale. It's OK but Beef steaks are better. What does the meat taste like? Beef? |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-02-16 14:08 |
| #8 FARKA YOU, WHAAALES!!!! /Got nothin'. But it was the best South Park ever. |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2010-02-16 13:49 |
| #7 I've eaten whale. It's OK but Beef steaks are better. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-02-16 13:18 |
| #6 Maybe he can be in the live action sequel to 'The Story of Ricky', one of the all time great bulldada movies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnhLtB3n25c The best prison, monster, martial arts, ultraviolence, drugs, sadism, spoiled fat boy, and downright Nietzschean movie ever made. Except in this case, "That which kills you makes you stronger." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-02-16 11:13 |
| #5 Drop him off on one of the unihabited Kerguelen Islands with a knife and blanket. After a week he'll kill for a whaleburger. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-02-16 10:39 |
| #4 Well.. I'm in Japanese prison Lord Japanese prison got me down Said I'm in Japanese prison Lord Don't belong here... my eyes are round -Japanese Prison Blues sung by "Eric Cartman" |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-02-16 10:16 |
| #3 I vote for a few years in Fuchu prison. They know how to take care of their gaijin (foreign prisoners). He'll love it! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-16 10:03 |
| #2 Enjoy the stay. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-02-16 09:58 |
| #1 Sure hope he likes fish-head soup |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-02-16 09:46 |