-According to the Associated Free Press
We all know them as the crew of the Sea-Shepherd from the Discovery channel show Whale Wars. So apparently they have made news again because they were attacked by a Japanese whaling ship and after the attack complained to the authorities. Ok.. so what makes it ok for them to attack a ship yet when they are attacked they cry for help? Now don't get me wrong, in the end what they are trying to accomplish is admirable. They are attempting to stop people who are allegedly killing and endangered animal for profit.
First of all from what I understand there are some doubts as to whether or not the whales these ships are hunting are indeed endangered. And it is hard to say because I can find no proof as to what species of whale they are hunting. It is not like I myself can see a picture of a freshly slaughtered whale on the deck of a Japanese ship. And I have my doubts that the crew of the Sea Shepherd has either. But that is the assumption they are going on. And that is just it, they are operating on assumptions. Sure, they may have seen crew members from one of the Japanese ships commit such an atrocity. But have they gone about proving it to the rest of the world before they went on attacking their adversaries? I don't think so.
And I get the biggest kick out of their methods. Throwing stink bombs and obscenities at the Japanese ships! For everyone who has seen the show I strongly urge you to see the South Park episode in which they poke fun at the Whale Wars show. It is dead on accurate and funny as all hell. For those of you who have not seen the show, I suggest you watch an episode or two so you can make up your own mind, I firmly believe that you will agree with me when I say that these guys are the biggest, *ahem* pussies on the planet!
So when they make news because they were attacked by crew members of one of the ships that they have attacked with stink bombs, I feel no sympathy for them. And at the same time I offer up no excuses for my hypocrisy. I make fun of them and write about how their methods are pointless. Yet I say that if the end result of their efforts does indeed stop the Japanese from slaughtering endangered animals, I applaud them and their efforts. I just wish they would maybe act more like real men and stop calling themselves pirates. The Sea Shepherd is crewed by the biggest bunch of dorks you have ever laid your eyes on. And their captain is the biggest tool of them all. Ok.. this end my rant about the crew of the Sea Shepherd. And now that I got this out of my system, I can get back to some actual writing. Phew! I feel much better now.
