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So in your view it is completely legit for the Japanese government to defy a 1963 ban on whaling put in place after whales were nearly hunted to extinction?
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Did Japan sign on with that ban? Either way, they are a sovreign nation, and that trumps any 'international law' or, in this case, ban.
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And you would even go so far as to have the japanes government kill people to protect their determined desire to violate this ban?
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If the welfare of their citizens and property is in danger, yes.
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And what for? So a few japanese businessman can turn a profit as they try and hunt these whales to extinction again?
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Irrelevant. They don't have to justify their hunt to me or anyone else.
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I hope that if Watson actually follows through with his threat that no whale or humans get killed or maimed. But I will take the side of Watson and the Whales any day over a bunch of exploitive money grubbers simply looking to make a few dollars off the industrial level slaughter of dozens of whales.
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I agree, if Watson does carry through I hope no one is hurt. Then again, I won't shed a single tear if he gets himself or some of his crew killed.
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If the IC won't intervene to enforce the ban, then i can't help but wish Watson the best of luck on his journey.
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Again, Japan is a sovreign nation. If they want to allow their people the option to whale, then so be it. That is their right. If they choose to go along with the ban, then so be it. Again, that is their right. Nothing can stop them either way.