Originally Posted by JessTD

whaling isnt illegal

and i can't find myself siding in any way with a organization that wants to directly flaunt the rules of the ocean and then claim to be a peaceful organzation

driving around the ocean in a boat that uses large amounts of fuel oil is totally helping to protect the environment



talk about totally different scenarios. fact of the matter is the IWC was set up as a means to provide for sustainable whaling practices but over time more and more countries joined that were anti-whaling.

and the primary fact of the matter is there is NOTHING illegal about whaling, the IWC has no jurisdiction against any signatory to the group nor does any group have any legal obligation to follow rulings of the IWC. they can leave whenever they want and declare themselves not bound to the rules.

Japan specifically uses the scientific research clause and actually has some valid data to support the numbers they take. there is nothing illegal about what they are doing. granted they are scapegoating on a law of a organization they are a member of but there is nothing illegal about it as the permits are issued through their marine research organization and the laws of the IWC specifically state meat obtained in research culling CAN NOT go to waste.

other countries like norway have simply lodged official protests against rulings which "legally" allows them to be exempt from any quotas or stoppages of whaling.

fact of the matter is all these people who cry wolf and say its illegal are trying to blow smoke up everyones ass

sorry but i am going to always take a stand on a hunters side if he is within the laws of his nation.