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> And to top that they have also made it an act of terrorism for anybody to approach within 500 metres of a whaling vessel. The slippery slope that it seems th
by sathackr 9y ago
> And to top that they have also made it an act of terrorism for anybody to approach within 500 metres of a whaling vessel.
The slippery slope that it seems the whole world is already sliding down.
- fencepost 9y agoSo can anyone declare an act of terrorism? Can it be declared terrorism if an armed (almost by definition) whaling vessel approaches a protecting ship? I'm curious as to whether the Japanese scientists involved in this "scientific study" actually ever release anything, or does Japan not bother to carry the pretense that far? Or is the contention that their scientists are too incompetent to actually get any useful research out of these oh-so-important hunts?
- Fnoord 9y agoAmong academics, terrorism is defined by The Revised Academic Consensus Definition by Alex P. Schmid [1]. The source I normally refer to (terrorismanalysts.com) is down at this moment. Whether that is used by the Japanese or not, I don't know. I share your curiosity regarding the Japanese scientists. [1] http://www.internationalsecurityinterest.com/index.php/research-insi/background/terrorism/12-the-revised-academic-consensus-definition-of-terrorism http://www.internationalsecurityinterest.com/index.php/resea...
- dogma1138 9y agoYes although ramming whaling ships isn’t exactly a victimless crime.
- rasz 9y agoObvious solution is to start sinking Japanese whaling ships, after all they already labeled you terrorist.