'Eco-pirate' Paul Watson is in danger of losing his boat
Newsbot @ Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:35 pm
Title: 'Eco-pirate' Paul Watson is in danger of losing his boat
Category: World
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2011-07-31 15:08:09
Guy_Fawkes @ Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:35 pm
Sweet, to bad they couldn't impound the captain along with the boat.
Brenda @ Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:47 pm
I don't think that is something Steve Irwin would have sided with... (Greenpeace and their bullshit, I mean) But hey, what do I know.
$1:
It is a crime to document seal clubbing in Namibia.
How funny...
Canuckism @ Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:00 pm
Keep up the good work Paul!
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:03 pm
Paul is an asshole pure and simple. He has NO regard for maritime laws. He should never be allowed to own a fucking dinghy, let alone captain a ship of any size.
Freakinoldguy @ Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:28 pm
Good without a ship this piece of work will be left high and dry where he belongs. Anyone who's to radical for even the econuts in Green Peace is definately one loose cannon who could care less about maritime law or peoples personal safety.
Barilko @ Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:50 pm
PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
Paul is an asshole pure and simple. He has NO regard for maritime laws. He should never be allowed to own a fucking dinghy, let alone captain a ship of any size
Quite agree.
Here in British Columbia many of us remember the gross ecological crime he committed in Robber's Passage Barkley Sound
Gunnair @ Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:30 pm
Barilko Barilko:
PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
Paul is an asshole pure and simple. He has NO regard for maritime laws. He should never be allowed to own a fucking dinghy, let alone captain a ship of any size
Quite agree.
Here in British Columbia many of us remember the gross ecological crime he committed in Robber's Passage Barkley Sound
I recall seeing it there when we visted back in 93.
Freakinoldguy @ Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:35 pm
What a piece of human offal Mr. Watson is.
I sailed with his brother years ago and he was a standup guy who had the giant misfortune of being related to Paulie. I can still remember the secret squirrels comming down to the ship around once a month and draggin the poor guy into the Cox'ns officer for questioning about his brothers antics.
I often wondered what their parents thought. One kid in the Navy and the other a raving lunatic willing to go to any extreme to prove his point.
(edit for speleing)
CDN_PATRIOT @ Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:10 pm
I actually have respect for Mr. Watson, on the grounds that he has the balls to do what most governments wont do - stand up to the people that are illegally killing species after species. How many more ocean-going species have to be extinct before more people step forward and take action?
I'm not saying I'd be next to jump on his ship and help wage war on the whalers, but it's refreshing to see someone go against the normal groove and actually do something, rather than sit on a couch and complain about things.
The guy has drive and determination and fights for a cause he cares about. Nothing wrong with that.
-J.
Guy_Fawkes @ Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:26 pm
I have a huge problem for his cavalier disregard for human life.
Canuckism @ Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:10 pm
CDN_PATRIOT CDN_PATRIOT:
I actually have respect for Mr. Watson, on the grounds that he has the balls what most governments wont do - stand up to the people that are illegally killing species after species. How many more ocean-going species have to be extinct before more people step forward and take action?
I'm not saying I'd be next to jump on his ship and help wage war on the whalers, but it's refreshing to see someone go against the normal groove and actually do something, rather than sit on a couch and complain about things.
The guy has drive and determination and fights for a cause he cares about. Nothing wrong with that.
-J.
I'm not saying I'd be next to jump on his ship and help wage war on the whalers, but it's refreshing to see someone go against the normal groove and actually do something, rather than sit on a couch and complain about things.
The guy has drive and determination and fights for a cause he cares about. Nothing wrong with that.
-J.
Well said.
Guy_Fawkes @ Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:14 pm
Are neither of you bothered by how many times he has put his life, and the lives of others in serious danger?
Gunnair @ Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:26 pm
Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:
Are neither of you bothered by how many times he has put his life, and the lives of others in serious danger?
I got no grief about him putting his life and the lives of his crew on the line - they made that decision. Fact is they are targeting illegal activities that no one else seems to have the political will to deal with.
Guy_Fawkes @ Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:28 pm
What about the ramming of other ships? Do the people of those other ships deserve to die?