Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe
by trasz on Thursday August 25, 2022 @12:50PM
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No need to - sailors like this one are plenty, in fact in many places there’s overpopulation.
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Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe
by notch656a on Thursday August 25, 2022 @05:51PM
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May not have to wait so long. A failed rudder deep in international waters can easily kill someone. And a broken rudder in a busy shipping channel can even easier kill someone.
An attack on someone's rudder while offshore is 100% an attack on their life, and arguably justifies lethal self defense.
Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe
by lm28469 on Thursday August 25, 2022 @06:47PM
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Wiping out species getting aggressive because we destroyed their habitat through "self defense" is a funny thought
Soon enough everything will reach equilibrium again, I doubt shooting orcas will put us on a better path
Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe
by mrcartmeneses on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:40PM
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Well he doesn’t have a 50cal on his boat and nor do any other dingy sailors so best they can do is radio for help. I’m sure it will all blow over once the orcas get bored. Either that or they’ll escalate to eating people
Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe
by azekai on Thursday August 25, 2022 @05:03PM
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Yikes. If a wild animal wandered by and damaged your source of livelihood, I doubt you would espouse a similar view.
Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe
by mrcartmeneses on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:36PM
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It’s not his source of livelihood but it is his home. I think he needs to stay away from the Orcas TBF