Perhaps a better example would have been yacht racing, if your opponent is in distress providing assistance become the priority rather then continuing the race.
I guess you must have missed this, anchorman:
“I am not attempting to make a moral equivalent of Sea Shepards and military forces in time of war …”
If that was too difficult to understand, let’s try another approach. Even though the crew of X was trying as hard as they could to kill the crew of Y a few minutes earlier, once the objective of eliminating Y as a threat was accomplished, the crew of Y was treated as fellow sailors who deserved rescue and fair treatment. Even the military who were duty bound to destroy the enemy recognized that fact in policy and practice.
SS disabled the Japanese shadow, it was eliminated as a threat to their mission and if the crew was in any danger SS recognized their duty to stand by and assist. There is nothing “arrogant” or unseamanlike to do so. The legalities of the action that put the Japanese in their predicament is for courts to decide. The actions of SS in standing by are firmly established in international law and general practice.
[QUOTE=Steamer;46761]I guess you must have missed this, anchorman:
“I am not attempting to make a moral equivalent of Sea Shepards and military forces in time of war …”
If that was too difficult to understand, let’s try another approach. Even though the crew of X was trying as hard as they could to kill the crew of Y a few minutes earlier, once the objective of eliminating Y as a threat was accomplished, the crew of Y was treated as fellow sailors who deserved rescue and fair treatment. Even the military who were duty bound to destroy the enemy recognized that fact in policy and practice.
SS disabled the Japanese shadow, it was eliminated as a threat to their mission and if the crew was in any danger SS recognized their duty to stand by and assist. There is nothing “arrogant” or unseamanlike to do so. The legalities of the action that put the Japanese in their predicament is for courts to decide. The actions of SS in standing by are firmly established in international law and general practice.[/QUOTE]
Steamer PLEASE. You couldn’t insult my intelligence with a Kindle and a pocket calculator. I do wonder why you would go as far as making a quote of your own statement, then rationalize that same statement as a rebuttal to me. I can honestly say that I have never seen that before.
Regardless, I could care less. You can call your post equating, a comparison, or whatever. Use any synonym you want. Fact is, that’s what was posted. Point is, the Sea Shepard doesn’t compare to that of treaty nations to the Hague Convention or rules of conduct of military vessels. Regardless if the obligation is the same, the comparison is not. A declaration of war is actually legal.
It is obvious that it takes very little to insult your “intelligence.” And since the rules of writing are as foreign to you as reading skills, placing quotation marks around a previously published statement is proper. Not doing so is considered “self plagiarism” by most academic institutions.
If you really could care less, find another subject to whine about. Find one you can understand since the entire purpose of the quote that disturbs you so much was to make sure those who are challenged by reading comprehension problems and complex ideas would not stumble into the conclusions you did.
Bon voyage, find someone else to vent your frustrations on.
[QUOTE=sgtharper;46706]just to point out what kenny said about SSCS being pirates Each ship flies the flag of a respectable recognised country there for they are not pirates.
Robert James
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They flew the flag of some independent canadian indian tribe for a while!!! What are they flying now the Netherlands?? For a while they flew with no flag and its only a matter of time before that happens again. Aust, NZ, the USA, and UK have all told them to pack sand.(or perhaps blubber)
[QUOTE=Steamer;46763]It is obvious that it takes very little to insult your “intelligence.” And since the rules of writing are as foreign to you as reading skills, placing quotation marks around a previously published statement is proper. Not doing so is considered “self plagiarism” by most academic institutions.
If you really could care less, find another subject to whine about. Find one you can understand since the entire purpose of the quote that disturbs you so much was to make sure those who are challenged by reading comprehension problems and complex ideas would not stumble into the conclusions you did.
Bon voyage, find someone else to vent your frustrations on.[/QUOTE]
You’re the one trying to be a smart ass just because someone didn’t agree with your comparison. Was it a contrast then??? It certainly wasn’t benign. Believe me, I expected as much when I first posted with a snicker - knowing your reactions to disagreement. Confrontation is your first instinct. Your post was actually a confrontation come to think of it - the one I initially commented on… Don’t worry, even though I don’t care, I am available 24hrs a day to whine if needed, and if that brings out your obvious insults - all the more reason.
I do believe another poster offered a better comparison.
[U][I][B]Steamer PLEASE. You couldn’t insult my intelligence with a Kindle and a pocket calculator. I do wonder why you would go as far as making a quote of your own statement, then rationalize that same statement as a rebuttal to me. I can honestly say that I have never seen that before. [/B][/I][/U]

http://www.icrwhale.org/pdf/110209ReleaseENG.pdf
they have attacked again and are now impeding the safe movement of the Nisshin Maru
I try and take everything that they AND Sea Shepherd say with a lot of doubt since both seem to work overtime shading the truth.
I as a former merchant seaman been sailing at sea for my living - cannot understand this time - those young shore people, thirst for ventures, playing some sort of role as pirates, at sea or buccaneers.I think their life have bee too easy and dull, sitting at school and doing nothing for their living.
If the whaling must to be stop, tit’s not the job for those young volunteers to do, it’ job and duty of every governments and the flag states with their war and patrols vessels.
yo…ho…ho…and a bottle of dumb!!
Is the wholly world going crazy? Who feed them, these clowns. is the sea now just the domain for such circus. They have no business.
The Hague Convention of 1907 stated:[I] “After every engagement, the two belligerents, so far as military interests permit, shall take steps to look for the shipwrecked, sick, and wounded, and to protect them, as well as the dead, against pillage and ill treatment.”
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Anyone who knows about Japanese culture and naval history knows the Japanese are not exactly a compassionate society regardless of any convention or law of the sea. SS standing by and offering assistance after disabling their ship was likely taken as a insult and more of a publicity act for the 'Whaling Wars" camera. If the situation were reversed and SS found itself needing assistance after a confrontation, I would be surprised if those whaling ships didn’t sail away and leave them to the sharks.
[QUOTE=salt’n steel;46892]The Hague Convention of 1907 stated:[I] “After every engagement, the two belligerents, so far as military interests permit, shall take steps to look for the shipwrecked, sick, and wounded, and to protect them, as well as the dead, against pillage and ill treatment.”
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Anyone who knows about Japanese culture and naval history knows the Japanese are not exactly a compassionate society regardless of any convention or law of the sea. SS standing by and offering assistance after disabling their ship was likely taken as a insult and more of a publicity act for the 'Whaling Wars" camera. If the situation were reversed and SS found itself needing assistance after a confrontation, I would be surprised if those whaling ships didn’t sail away and leave them to the sharks.[/QUOTE]
Last year when eh Ady Gil charged into the path of the passing Shonan Maru 2. The Japanese ships responded immediately to the distress call and were even lowering rescue boats but the captains of the Bob Barker and distressed Ady Gil began making threats of shooting them if they came close. The SM2 the nremained on scene until the crew of the Ady Gil that was just hours ago attacking them, were safe on board the BB