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Originally Posted by davidmash
The exception is based on scientific research. So far there is none.
Yes and you want a one size fits all exempting you from having to deal with the fact that one size does not fit all. Gives you a lot of lee way in not having to deal with the fact that in this case, whales are being slaughtered with no valid purpose.
There are cases when the weather man is right and you damn well better head his/her warnings.
The loop hope they are using is not being substantiated by fact. They claim scientific research but have nothing to back that up. It's like claiming a 6,000 lb tax exemption for the large vehicle with a VW bug. Put it on a scale and lets see.
I see them as in clear violation of the treaty and no governments are stepping up to the plate. Sea Shepard and her crew are doing what other governments should be doing.
There are times when one does have to do what one thinks is right. History will judge them. In this case I think the Sea Shepard and her crew will be judged favorably. Hitler was not. Some times things do work out.
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And that is something that should be brought up to whomever that authority is that gave them the legal right.
So what happens when it is another case? One that isn't popular with you? Where will you draw the line? Where your pet causes end? Can someone else draw a line at a different point?
Wouldn't bet on them. I have gotten soaked by "partly cloudy".
Again, I agree. However, YOU are not the convening authority. You call it in and if they take action, so be it. If not, too bad. That is just like WVO or home brew biodiesel. You don't get to disrupt their operations because the IRS doesn't take action against those scofflaws who use the road and not pay taxes.
And there are people who do that too. That is why they have vigilantes and mob justice. Those fine upstanding indivuduals are stepping up and doing what the govt is not doing. Would you catagorize them in the same way? What about OBL? He, in his mind, is stepping up and doing what the world will not do.
Ah, but Sir, when are those times? Who decides when those times are? Can I say that history will judge me favorably if I assassinate so and so and go free on that? If you allow Sea Shepard and it's crew to make that judgment, can I too make that judgment and escape punishment? I should hope not. Govt Action or Inaction is NOT license for you to do as you please. Otherwise, at what point can we establish some law?