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Originally Posted by davidmash
Were the whales not alive I can see your analogy. Were the actions of Sea Shepard and her crew being waged to reclaim property I would not agree with their action. How ever since their actions are in defense of living sentient beings I do not agree with your analogy.
This is a matter of protecting the innocent lives of animals on the planet. These are not animals that are bread and raised on a farm. They are a ward of the world. They are not personal property.
I do and and so do a majority of the people.
From everything I have read and seen, the Japanese are not doing any research. They are hunting for meat.
The position of the Sea Shepard and her crew is that the Japanese are not doing any scientific research and are in violation of the treaty. They are defending the whales from the actions of an armed agressor who are in violation of the treaty.
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Mine is based on PRINCIPLE. I find that if you put enough loopholes, there is no point having any rules. If we don't allow people to take the law into their own hands, no matter what it is over, we cannot allow it whether it is property or a dog or a cat, etc, etc. Would you be as sympathetic to a kill or abortion doctors? After all, they too are protecting sentient life. Kill enough and they won't dare to perform abortions and sentient life will be saved. So we lose a few lives but we save more. In any case, they too are doing what they can to save lives as they see it. How far do you wish to go on that slippery slope?
And that is your opinion. To the Japanese, they are food like beef, pork and chicken.
And a majority of people supported the 3rd Reich and slavery at one time too. Doesn't make either desirable, does it?
That is something you take to the authorities. Sorry if it didn't get enough traction for your liking. Just because a spouse complains about the other partner and the authorities cannot and/or will not do anything about it doesn't mean you get to take the law into your own hands.
As sanctioned by what globally recognized legal body? The state of TX executing a man is legal. My execution of that same man is murder.