Author Topic: Japan fisherman killed by Russia (Read 512 times)

soda72 · « **on:** August 16, 2006, 04:16:07 PM »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4797021.stm

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The Russian coast guard insisted that the vessel defied several orders to stop and made dangerous manoeuvres, according to the Itar-Tass news agency.

I suppose those unarmed fisherman are quite dangerous?

Vudak · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2006, 04:37:34 PM »

Hey, after the USS Cole, I can't blame them. You never know.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2006, 04:41:13 PM »

When in territorial waters of another country if your orderd to stop, you stop. Or risk getting blown out of the water

Skuzzy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2006, 04:42:59 PM »

I see no issue with this at all. Liek Dred said, if the authorities order you to stop, then you best stop or accept the consequences.

Matter of fact, I call kudos for thier action. If it would have been the U.S., instead of Russai, they would have had to contact a lawyer, the ACLU, the ASPCA, Green Peace, Gay Rights, a lawyer, and the ACLU (just to be sure), before slapping thier hands with a cotton towel.

Evene then, they probably would have been sued by the Cotton growers association for misuse and malignment of thier product.

Chairboy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2006, 04:44:34 PM »

Well, technically the two countries are still at war, right? I wonder if the other 3 fishermen are being treated as POWs?

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:09:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy
Well, technically the two countries are still at war, right?

The USSR signed in Tokyo Bay... why are they still at war?

soda72 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:12:42 PM »

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
When in territorial waters of another country if your orderd to stop, you stop. Or risk getting blown out of the water

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The islands were seized by the Soviet Union at the end of the war in 1945

It's not like they were defending the Motherland...

Chairboy · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:21:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
The USSR signed in Tokyo Bay... why are they still at war?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet-Japanese_joint_declaration_of_1956

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The Soviet Union did not sign the Treaty of Peace with Japan in 1951, and the state of war between the two nations technically remains.

LePaul · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:47:14 PM »

Unleash the Ninjas!

Quuuuuuaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Debonair · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:25:27 PM »

Masherbrum · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:50:01 PM »

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Jackal1 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2006, 07:06:28 PM »

One of the Captain`s on the Deadliest Catch series recounted an incident where he outran and lost Russian boats trying to get him to stop.
He said he wasn`t in Russian waters, but they had a different view.

I , personaly, would feel the same way. If there was a snowball`s chance in hell of evading them, I would do so.
Dealing with Ivan on the high seas is a good way to come up missing .

soda72 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2006, 07:33:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Jackal1
One of the Captain`s on the Deadliest Catch series recounted an incident where he outran and lost Russian boats trying to get him to stop.
He said he wasn`t in Russian waters, but they had a different view.
I , personaly, would feel the same way. If there was a snowball`s chance in hell of evading them, I would do so.
Dealing with Ivan on the high seas is a good way to come up missing .

Apparently meeting Ivan on the high seas is also a good way to end up dead...

Masherbrum · « **Reply #13 on:** August 16, 2006, 08:47:50 PM »

HAARRRRRRRRRR

Rash · « **Reply #14 on:** August 16, 2006, 08:55:00 PM »

Damn pirates