Assaulted by a Dolphin Molester

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On November 6th we witnessed another slaughter. Although there were marine warnings for fog and gale force winds the molesters disregarded them and set out to sea. It did not take long for the killers to spot dolphins and start driving. The dolphins fought for an hour or more, almost escaping more than once. We documented as they drove at least 8 Risso dolphins into the cove and slaughtered them. We watched as two dolphins were caught in the nets and were dragged by their tails towards their dying family members under the tarps.

We then headed to the butcher house where the molesters have covered every spare inch with tarps and screens, shamefully covering what they like to refer to as their proud culture. They severed the dolphin's heads, sliced up their bodies and transferred their remains to buyers who keep their faces hidden. Some culture.

As Rosie and I were on the pier taking photographs of the butcher house a banger boat came towards us. The fisherman, affectionately known as "Turtle Man" due to an incident last year where he shoved a Cove Guardian but fell over himself, laying on the ground flailing his limbs; started screaming at us in Japanese. After tying his boat he immediately came our way, still screaming and shoved us. He hit us each a number of times and used his body to attempt to remove us from their pier. He also broke my camera in the process. 11 police officers including safety police, Wakayama Prefecture police, and riot police joined in the fray. It was interesting to note that Rosie and I were taken away by the police, but Masayuki (the fisherman) received no attention. We spent the next 6 hours in the police station giving our testimonies, while Masayuki provided his in a contained room. The incident was caught on film.

After shoving us - Masayuki attempts to intimidate Rosie

Rosie and I have spent much time at the police station in the past two days. We have had to provide testimonies, an incident report, and interestingly enough had to reenact the entire event. It was rather humorous to realize that they had literally set out the entire scene. All that was missing was the banger boat. A blue tarp marked "Sea" cleared up any doubts we may have had about the location of the ocean.

Since November 6th the dolphin molesters have gone out to sea twice to hunt for dolphins. Each day they returned empty handed as the will of nature intervened. They spent hours chasing white caps, wasting their time, energy and money.

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Comment by ednshell on December 10, 2011 at 10:44pm

I'm not sure about the pink and white, I do know color has effect on people's mood.

Here is now "code pink" came up with their pink campaign:

CODEPINK emerged out of a desperate desire by a group of American women to stop the Bush administration from invading Iraq. The name CODEPINK plays on the Bush Administration's color-coded homeland security alerts — yellow,orange, red — that signal terrorist threats. While Bush's color-coded alerts were based on fear and were used to justify violence, the CODEPINK alert is a feisty call for women and men to "wage peace."

I remember Gandhi organizing protests where everyone wore white. I suppose it symbolized their peaceful protest but in your case it could also symbolize the ghosts of those who have been killed.

Another thought is to find clothing similar to what the dolphin molesters where to try and create some empathy from them. I don't know how easy that would be but I always notice when someone is wearing the same thing as me.

Anyway just some thoughts on my part. You all have been doing great and we are sending warm wishes your way from our household.

Comment by Tarah @ 40 Below Fruity on December 10, 2011 at 7:26pm: Sorry for the late reply! I just saw the comments and I have been incredibly busy.

We have not sung in the Cove before, Shell. We are open to new ideas though, and I'll pass it along.

Unfortunately things have changed in the last year since the first campaign. If we were to place anything in the water it would be deemed as "obstruction of commerce" allowing every one of us to be arrested and detained for 30 days with acceptable torture (deprivation of water and food, extreme heat & cold, and being kept awake for days on end).

Why the pink and white? We could certainly wear anything and we like to keep them on their toes. Costumes would be wonderful.

Luckily when we were hit we got it on film and it was very clear that we were pushed first. We hadn't run into this situation prior so we were not sure how to react. The police arrived immediately.

I love the quote!

Comment by Mera/Feather Story on December 10, 2011 at 7:18pm: Wow, thanks for sharing. Sounds like good ideas from ednshell, as well.

Comment by ednshell on November 8, 2011 at 5:28pm: Glad you got your card set up again and paypal is fixed!

Do you guys ever sing at the cove? I wonder if there is a Japanese children's song about dolphins you all could sing.

Can you get to the water at all? Perhaps to place a speaker under water to repel the dolphins from the area?

Another thought, would it help to wear pink or white or wear costumes of some sort?

I remember Ghandi telling people not to put your arms up to protect yourself when being beaten as it will look like violence, do you guys crouch down when physically confronted or have some other move you do?

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -Ghandi