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- davedelong, on 06/21/2008, -20/+79Um.... they STOLE private property. Why should the NOT have been arrested?
- noahhoward, on 06/21/2008, -15/+60US Government Obtains evidence illegally = bad
Greenpeace twits obtain evidence illegally = good
Double-standard, got it. - AndrewDavies, on 06/20/2008, -18/+58Straight up intimidation by the pro-whaling government!!!
- fadeout, on 06/21/2008, -28/+60If I ever get a chance to visit Iceland I'll eat a dolphin for every digg this article gets.
- viggenguy, on 06/21/2008, -19/+50you can't fool me into going to Greenpeace's website!
- hiiamuc, on 06/20/2008, -17/+45First Greenpeace exposes the fraud, as next thing Japanese government arrests the persons who have exposed illegal activity. Japanese people are not this stupid. It would be better to start investigating systematic stealing of whale meat that has been allowed to go on by the government.
- DaDrake, on 06/21/2008, -9/+30I have no problem with whaling if endangered wales aren't targeted. If people want to eat whales without threatening the species, I will not judge them or claim to be morally superior.
- Purin, on 06/21/2008, -35/+56I hate Greenpeace almost as much as I hate PETA.
- cnot3, on 06/21/2008, -15/+31Nuke the whales!
- illfatan, on 06/21/2008, -8/+22the evidence produced was stolen. its kinda like using confiscated items w/o a search warrant as evidence.
- Borgcube636, on 06/21/2008, -3/+16http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/992019692_0354 ...
- Rikkochet, on 06/21/2008, -2/+15Or actually demonstrate, phone and write your representatives (assuming you're Japanese), and contact the media.
Facebook groups as a form of political action are a form of jerking off. They do NOTHING except make you feel better. - mizike, on 06/21/2008, -2/+15well, let's see.....maybe because the "private property" in question was embezzled from the government by smugglers, and as such, the proceeds of crime. Taking it to the police and telling them where the people who originally stole it, and who are continuing to steal more of it, are located should NOT be grounds for arrest and should NOT open you up to having a small army of police officers raid your home and business.
- TheFinaleofSeem, on 06/21/2008, -5/+18Maybe that's because they stole private property to do it. When the police do that, they get raked across the coals. Why is it okay for vigilante asshats like Greenpeace?
- MikeFallopian, on 06/21/2008, -3/+16"Tracked by our investigators, it was intercepted." If they had credible information, they should have turned the informaiton over to the police and let them deal with it. You can't go stealing packages because you think there might be something illegal inside. That's called larceny and vigilantism, not activism.
- bartos, on 06/20/2008, -14/+26an absolute scandal! The world upside down, it is ...
Shame on the Japanese judicial system! - Rikkochet, on 06/21/2008, -2/+13Agreed, except I will still claim to be morally superior because I am a Digger.
- Kvasaari, on 06/21/2008, -2/+13Dugg for Greenpeace, those guys have balls of iron.
- DeadlyCouncil, on 06/21/2008, -2/+12People Eating Tasty Animals?
- lastwizards, on 06/20/2008, -12/+21The response by the Japanese only goes to fuel the story, and many more learn that Japan hunts and eats whales which is not common knowledge and causes people in other countries to stop buying products made in Japan until it stops.
- vault, on 06/21/2008, -1/+10Yeah ok, people won't buy Japanese products until the whaling stops.
So nothing from: Sony, Hitachi, Toshiba, Nintendo, NEC, TDK, JVC, Panasonic, Fujitsu, Canon, Sharp, Fuji, Plextor, Pioneer, Mitsubishi, Olympus, Sanyo, Epson, Nikon, Yamaha, and hundreds more.
Right. - mcduck, on 06/21/2008, -13/+22I had whale steak last week.
Great stuff. Although, I paid for mine. - Skab, on 06/21/2008, -16/+24Um whaling isn't illegal anymore I thought. and Greenpeace is a just a corrupt lobby committee. Ask why the founder left the organization. Strange it seems like digg is just becoming a new 527 group haven. And also ***** hippies. Free us for stealing, wait wut?!
- sergionegro, on 06/21/2008, -1/+9What I don't get is why people hate whales and the natural environment. There's so much hatred evident in this discussion. From what does it stem? Fear? Denial? In any case - it's very sick.
- Temo1, on 06/21/2008, -8/+16What exactly is wrong with eating whales? These whales are not endangered in the traditional sense and Japanese people have been eating them forever. It's part of their heritage.
- Temo1, on 06/21/2008, -4/+11wtf? Taking that logic, it would be improper to eat ANY animal. In which case you should be mad at more people than just the Japanese.
- Okari, on 06/21/2008, -2/+9They don't fit in the microwave.
- sfacets, on 06/21/2008, -3/+10Nuke Greenpeace!
- TheFinaleofSeem, on 06/21/2008, -1/+8Yeah, damn them for prosecuting people that BROKE THE LAW! Greenpeace stole private property. That's larceny and vigilantism. Sorry, but they deserve what they get.
- Yez70, on 06/21/2008, -4/+10It's not okay. You're right. It's obviously biased information printed to promote Greenpeace's point of view. I'm surprised Diggers let this propaganda get to the front page like this.
While the fact that the Japanese government is doing this is appaling, blaming them for arresting thieves only shows they do understand the law. Now, if they end up not doing anything about the illegal whaling, that's actually a story that should get Dugg.
Anyone who did Digg this story should be embarrassed. - lostngone, on 06/21/2008, -1/+7Its a mix between Bald eagle and Spotted owl.
- PhilLesh69, on 06/21/2008, -0/+6Theft is illegal.
The Japanese negotiated a treaty that allows them to hunt a specific number of whales for "scientific research" and they can then sell the excess whale meat to help fund that research.
I know that is a loophole, but it falls within all the international treaties and laws.
I knew that treaty was flawed the moment I heard about it in 2000, but what are you going to do? All of these international treaties sound really good by title, but in practice are just as corrupt and dishonest and tweaked to aid some moneyed interest as all laws and regulations are. - TheConman, on 06/21/2008, -1/+6In soviet japan, system shames you!
- gondwanan, on 06/21/2008, -2/+7Help free Junichi Sato!! The Greenpeace International website now has a form that you can use to send a message to the Japanese Prime Minister and demand the release of Junichi Sato and Toro Suzuki
http://digg.com/world_news/Free_Junichi_Sato_and_T ... - Akairenn, on 06/21/2008, -2/+7We've been told not to fire on anyone but Greenpeace.
- TheFinaleofSeem, on 06/21/2008, -1/+6Thing is, PETA does very little constructive work. It's mostly idiocy, attention whoring, and jackass tactics. There are far better animal rights organizations out there that have some goddamned sense, something PETA does not.
- jakeburner, on 06/21/2008, -7/+12I'm studying in Japan. Greenpeace or no, whale is pretty tasty. Why is there a rule that humans can only eat stupid creatures? :P
- theWaterboy, on 06/21/2008, -1/+6Did any of the mindless droids here ever stop to wonder WHY the Greenpeace folks had to steal the package of whale meat?
It was because the Japanese government is actively whaling under the PRETENSE it is for scientific research. Clearly, this is false as there is no need for the numbers of whales they kill annually in science. A few possibly, but even then ethical constraints would prevent the meat being sold for human consumption where it was intended for 'scientific research'.
So, how can people expose what the government is doing? Get evidence... and present it to the world. - animaniacsrule, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5Isn't "innocent animals" a little bit of a loaded phrase? What are the guilty animals that we abuse, slaughter and torture?
- hauntedchippy, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5Gotta nuke something
- handsanitizer, on 06/21/2008, -4/+9what a scandal... japanese government arrested people for stealing.
- Purin, on 06/21/2008, -5/+9Exactly.
I really don't see why this even made the front page, except to show that Greenpeace is a shifty organization that will break laws just to promote its "cause," which is stupid anyway.
In which case, well then I totally agree. - airmann90, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4FTA:
"Clearly this has been a difficult investigation for the Prosecutor's Office when the level of corruption runs so deep in the whaling industry, an industry backed by powerful forces within the government. However, some questions remain unanswered"
lol - tavisjohn, on 06/21/2008, -2/+6But they are not Whistle Blowers! They are vigilantes! They did not work for the company, and they stole their property! GreenPeace or not, they should be arrested and charged for the theft.
The government could also go after the wailer. But both wailer and and the thieves should be prosecuted. - BOFH2, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4Country - JAPAN
- Khemikl, on 06/21/2008, -2/+6The americans aqre still angry that they have to sell their SUV's becuase they have to pay almost half what the rest of the world pays for fuel. Now anything green pisses them off.
- TheRealToma, on 06/21/2008, -5/+9In contrast, its kind of like running into a abattoir and stealing a leg of beef then running out saying "We've exposed the horror!"
Im all for stopping the whaling, but this is the wrong way to do it. - wexmajor, on 06/21/2008, -1/+5People think that whales are smarter than other animals, which may or may not be true. Smarter animals tend to get more sympathy and are less morally acceptable to eat. Unless they're pigs. People don't give a ***** how smart pigs are, they're just that delicious.
- DaDrake, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4ehh I got to disagree with you. I am fairly certain the human race can obliteration all life on earth if we wanted to.
- ltethe, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3Well the man has a point. If they go bye bye, then how will you ever get to try it?
And as for extinction... Yes, it's natural, but a diverse ecosystem IS in humanity's best interests, as a complex food chain is more stable.
If you boil things down to a minimum number of species, they react to each others stresses in huge and dramatic ways.
Quick example is fish and mosquitos. If you have a large population of mosquitos, you'll eventually get a huge population of fish, and then your mosquito population will dwindle, causing the fish population to crash hardcore. Then your mosquitos will populate again, and you'll repeat the cycle.
Whereas, if you add a predator to the fish population, the population boom and bust cycles won't be as dramatic. Or if you add another predator to the mosquito population (like bats) again, your boom and bust cycles for species won't be as dramatic.
A relatively stable ecosystem is in OUR best interests, as it means a steady supply of fish as opposed to years of crazy yields and years of famine.
Now does it become apparent why bio-diversity is important? -
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