http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/protesters-with-non-lethal-weapons/ People-Powered News and Analysis Wed, 23 May 2012 20:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/protesters-with-non-lethal-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-28080 Sea Shepherd should live up to claims of being nonviolent / Waging Nonviolence Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:58:11 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=3285#comment-28080 [...] Despite Sea Shepherd’s hostile tactics, founder and captain Paul Watson believes his organization to be nonviolent. In a recent interview with the San Francisco Examiner, Watson used the term “aggressive nonviolence” to describe Sea Shepherd’s tactics, adding, “We don’t break laws and we don’t hurt people.” There are several problems with that logic. Although aggression applies to nonviolence in some cases—certainly in respect to being forceful and going after something—it ceases to be nonviolent when the opponent’s health and safety are threatened. It may be that Sea Shepherd has never physically harmed anyone, but their tactics seem to be ever-escalating in that direction—especially with the revelation that they possess non-lethal weapons. [...] [...] Despite Sea Shepherd’s hostile tactics, founder and captain Paul Watson believes his organization to be nonviolent. In a recent interview with the San Francisco Examiner, Watson used the term “aggressive nonviolence” to describe Sea Shepherd’s tactics, adding, “We don’t break laws and we don’t hurt people.” There are several problems with that logic. Although aggression applies to nonviolence in some cases—certainly in respect to being forceful and going after something—it ceases to be nonviolent when the opponent’s health and safety are threatened. It may be that Sea Shepherd has never physically harmed anyone, but their tactics seem to be ever-escalating in that direction—especially with the revelation that they possess non-lethal weapons. [...]

]]> http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/protesters-with-non-lethal-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-3367 Sea Shepherd espouses nonviolence, but could stand a lesson in using it / Waging Nonviolence Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:38:15 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=3285#comment-3367 [...] Sea Shepherd operates in murky waters as well. For instance, they have admitted to owning a cache of non-lethal weapons, such as sound cannons and photonic disrupters, both of which temporarily impair their target. They [...] [...] Sea Shepherd operates in murky waters as well. For instance, they have admitted to owning a cache of non-lethal weapons, such as sound cannons and photonic disrupters, both of which temporarily impair their target. They [...]

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