Eco crime: La Paz dolphins trapped in underwater hell

Alun Harford wrote:

> I just don't care that much about dolphins. Plenty more left.

There are far more children left than dolphins. Which would you rather see in their
native environment on your next dive trip?


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"Slow Death" <123@bioforus.uv> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:44:53 +0100, "Alun Harford"
> <alunharford@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >"Crownfield" <Crownfield@cox.net> wrote in message
> >news:3F8D846C.6555@cox.net...
> >> Alun Harford wrote:
> >> >
> >> > "Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
> >> > news:bmj80d$67o@library2.airnews.net...
> >> > > Alun Harford wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > "Dive News" <always@on.topic.always> wrote in message
> >> > > > news:3f8ba767$0$561$45beb828@newscene.com...
> >> > > >
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>Eco crime: La Paz dolphins trapped in underwater hell
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>http://www.cdnn.info/eco/e031012/e031012.html
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Shrug.
> >> > > > They're dolphins.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The "Lord's Resistance Army" in Northern Uganda does far worse to
> >> > children.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Alun Harford
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Alun, I don't doubt this for a second, but your comment sounds like
> >> > > you're downplaying the dolphins in La Paz issue with a children in
> >> > > Uganda issue. Is that right? I just want to be clear on this
point
> >> > > before I post again.
> >> >
> >> > I just don't care that much about dolphins. Plenty more left.
> >>
> >> certainly more people left than dolphins.
> >
> >Like most people, I'm more concerned about my own species.
> >
> >Alun Harford
> >
>
> The article IS about your own species, specifically the arrogance of
> the killer primate, an animal that casually and ignorantly excuses the
> brutal slave trade exploitation and killing of marine mammals -
> "shrug, they're dolphins tee, hee, hee" - as if such brutality is a
> non-issue because there are "worse" crimes against "humanity".

I'm sorry, but I find:
"I cannot even imagine the horror of being prisoners in that sea-pen,
without any chance of saving themselves," says Mexican environmentalist
Yolanda Alaniz. She has led the campaign to release the dolphins back to the
Pacific, a stone's throw across the narrow Baja Peninsula from La Paz.

more than a little melodramatic.

Alun Harford

"Slow Death" <123@bioforus.uv> wrote in message
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> Why? Because they are mere animals who deserve to be brutally killed
> for not deifying cunts like the Spice Girls, Princess Di and David
> Beckham?
>
> Go fuck yourself bitch or better yet, lock yourself in a washing
> machine for 24 hours.
>
> After that (if you're not dead), you might even be able to spell
> "Alan" (hint: u belongs in "cunt", not "Alan" unless of course you are
> a cunt in which case you may continue to spell it "Alun")

*PLONK*

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:07:29 +0100, "Alun Harford"
<alunharford@yahoo.com> wrote:

>"Slow Death" <123@bioforus.uv> wrote in message
>news:7c3171bf2fb5df29f6f3af99912ce979@news.terane ws.com...
>> Why? Because they are mere animals who deserve to be brutally killed
>> for not deifying cunts like the Spice Girls, Princess Di and David
>> Beckham?
>>
>> Go fuck yourself bitch or better yet, lock yourself in a washing
>> machine for 24 hours.
>>
>> After that (if you're not dead), you might even be able to spell
>> "Alan" (hint: u belongs in "cunt", not "Alan" unless of course you are
>> a cunt in which case you may continue to spell it "Alun")
>
>*PLONK*
>
*CUNT*

Alun Harford wrote:
> "Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
> news:bmj80d$67o@library2.airnews.net...
>
>>Alun Harford wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Dive News" <always@on.topic.always> wrote in message
>>>news:3f8ba767$0$561$45beb828@newscene.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Eco crime: La Paz dolphins trapped in underwater hell
>>>>
>>>>http://www.cdnn.info/eco/e031012/e031012.html
>>>
>>>
>>>Shrug.
>>>They're dolphins.
>>>
>>>The "Lord's Resistance Army" in Northern Uganda does far worse to
>
> children.
>
>>>Alun Harford
>>
>>
>>Alun, I don't doubt this for a second, but your comment sounds like
>>you're downplaying the dolphins in La Paz issue with a children in
>>Uganda issue. Is that right? I just want to be clear on this point
>>before I post again.
>
>
> I just don't care that much about dolphins. Plenty more left.
>
> Alun Harford


It sounds as if you only have so much compassion to go around, and in
that limited regard, your allocation of this limited resource seems well
placed. I, OTOH, don't have limitations where livings things are
concerned, and consider abuse to humans and non-humans in like fashion.
It's good to know divers don't support this particular type of abuse
by paying money to play kissy-kissy with caged dolphins, because if they
did, paying money to play kissy-kissy with caged children could become a
feature at the local state fair.

Thanks for your non-support.


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>
Im looling for uk.rec.scuba ?
Can anyone help?

"Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
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> It sounds as if you only have so much compassion to go around, and in
> that limited regard, your allocation of this limited resource seems well
> placed.
> I, OTOH, don't have limitations where livings things are
> concerned, and consider abuse to humans and non-humans in like fashion.
Enjoy your lack of limitations. I've spent too long studying human rights
violations to be shocked, appalled etc. about pretty much anything short of
genocide (and even then only some of the time).

> It's good to know divers don't support this particular type of abuse
> by paying money to play kissy-kissy with caged dolphins, because if they
> did, paying money to play kissy-kissy with caged children could become a
> feature at the local state fair.
I doubt it. Too many couples get together and have children. Too few get
together and have dolphins.

Alun Harford

"Rob Coomer" <Evilrob@150metres.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
>
> >
> Im looling for uk.rec.scuba ?
> Can anyone help?
>
>

It's over there --->

Alun Harford wrote:
> "Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
> news:bmoiuk$vh9@library1.airnews.net...
>
>>It sounds as if you only have so much compassion to go around, and in
>>that limited regard, your allocation of this limited resource seems well
>>placed.
>>I, OTOH, don't have limitations where livings things are
>>concerned, and consider abuse to humans and non-humans in like fashion.
>
> Enjoy your lack of limitations. I've spent too long studying human rights
> violations to be shocked, appalled etc. about pretty much anything short of
> genocide (and even then only some of the time).
>
>
>> It's good to know divers don't support this particular type of abuse
>>by paying money to play kissy-kissy with caged dolphins, because if they
>>did, paying money to play kissy-kissy with caged children could become a
>>feature at the local state fair.
>
> I doubt it. Too many couples get together and have children. Too few get
> together and have dolphins.
>
> Alun Harford


Whatever. <rolling eyes>


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