(San Francisco, California) The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that members of the anti-whaling protest organization, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, are pirates.
In doing so, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals castigated Paul Watson and members of the Friday Harbor-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society he founded for the tactics used in their relentless campaign to disrupt the annual whale hunt off the dangerous waters of Antarctica.Naturally, the ruling will prompt additional legal maneuvering. It's not over, I'm sure.
“You don’t need a peg leg or an eye patch,” Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for the unanimous three-judge panel. “When you ram ships; hurl glass containers of acid; drag metal-reinforced ropes in the water to damage propellers and rudders; launch smoke bombs and flares with hooks; and point high-powered lasers at other ships, you are, without a doubt, a pirate, no matter how high-minded you believe your purpose to be.”
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Here is the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21589352
Also read the comments on this post:
http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2013/02/us-court-sea-shepherds-are-the-very-embodiment-of-piracy/
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