ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS THROW ACID AT PEOPLE TO PUSH THEIR POINT THROUGH? [+] serious ballot by xxxxxxxx created Fri Feb 09, 07 "TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan expressed outrage on Friday after anti-whaling activists poured acid on the decks of a whaling ship in the Southern Ocean and slightly injured two crew members, terming their activities "piratical, terrorist acts." After the clash, two protesters from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an environmental group chasing the Japanese whalers, tied their boat to an iceberg for protection from icy winds as they drifted in fog after the inflatable was damaged. The Japanese whaling boat, the Nisshin Maru, joined the search for the men, who were rescued safely eight hours later The group then resumed its pursuit of Japan's whaling fleet, a senior official at Japan's Fisheries Agency said. "These are completely piratical, dangerous acts," said the official, Hideki Moronuki. "They are also very dangerous, and we want them to stop this immediately." Sea Shepherd said on its Web site that it had "successfully delivered" six liters of butyric acid to the ship's flensing deck, where whales are cut up, halting the crew's work. Two Japanese crewmen were injured, one when he was hit in the face by an empty container of acid and the other when acid was squirted into one of his eyes. Butyric acid, which Sea Shepherd said was non-toxic, is a corrosive chemical and contact can cause severe irritation and burns of the eyes and skin, leading to permanent damage. Moronuki said one of the Japanese crewmen was having difficulty opening his eye and the full extent of his injuries had yet to be determined. The other had a cut on his face, but neither appeared to be seriously hurt." (Source: Scientific American) - Would you say that the protestor's methodologies were inappropriate? Yes, that was inappropriate No, that was appropriate behaviour that should be encouraged Ballot #112131 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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