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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isurus" data-source="post: 1695090" data-attributes="member: 27024">StewartTotally agree that looks deliberate however the whalers have alleged that the A Gil had repeatedly tried to deploy something along the lines of a rope to disable their rudder prop. Do you think, in terms of criminal liability, an argument could be made that ramming a boat trying to compromise one's steering and power in the seas down there was a legitimate self-defence act?As I've said on other forums here, I totally agree with sea shepherd's aim (stopping whaling) but feel they risk more harm than good both in terms of alienating the Japanese people and damaging the environmental/conservation position in the eyes of ordinary people around the world if/when one of their stunts goes wrong or showing themselves to be a disorganised shambles on their tv show.  The seas down there are not a good place to be playing games of chicken on.</blockquote>