Whale Wars

Vigilantism is not cool in real life. The group of people who go around terrorizing people who eke out a living by whaling, are little more than pirates and certainly classify as terrorists in my book. These people beleive that thier ends justify thier means, and that because they want to save the whales, that that gives them the right to step in and try to order other people around and tell them how to live thier lives. It doesn't matter to me if there IS an international ban on whaling, these people have no authority to terrorize and attempt to, at best, arrest people who are not evn fron their country, and at worst commit acts of violence and terrorism. Attempting to destroy a whaling vessel and put others under ones control helps no one.
It is especially pathetic because the whalers do not really care that they are there at all. After all they have the bigger boats, the better equipment, and ultimately, the whale wars people have no authority. They are not acting on behalf of the UN and they are not representing any official branch of a US military of even political operation.
Improving the planet in all ways is a noble goal, but it is selfish and arrogant to try to take the law into ones own hands in a situation like this. It is appalling and insulting that the people are being paid to have a tv show made about their pathetic attempt and vigilantism.