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...the problem isn't so much the lack of legal muscle...
Its also the fact we have the sea shepherd idiots glorifying laser muppetry by going around pointing lazers at ocean going ships. The last laser attack...
"...delivering a high-power laser beam toward the YS2 and YS3. The laser delivering lasted for about 50 minutes..."
http://www.icrwhale.org/pdf/120306ReleaseENG.pdf
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