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'The Cove': Protests Banned From Theater By Japanese Court

First Posted: 06/30/10 04:06 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:55 PM ET

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The Independent:

A Japanese court has issued a rare ban against demonstrators who have hounded screenings of an Oscar-winning documentary exposing the country's infamous annual dolphin cull.

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A Japanese court has issued a rare ban against demonstrators who have hounded screenings of an Oscar-winning documentary exposing the country's infamous annual dolphin cull.
A Japanese court has issued a rare ban against demonstrators who have hounded screenings of an Oscar-winning documentary exposing the country's infamous annual dolphin cull.
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Japan is certainly feeling the pressure to put an end to its barbaric whaling practices. Of course, one cannot expect miracles from a country that referred to whales as the "cockroaches of the sea."

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Chisa
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10:03 AM on 07/06/2010
Many people in Japan LOVE dolphins!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVPS_gcfhoY
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Bibulus
On my way back from Hawaii with the long-form bio
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02:49 AM on 07/01/2010
I bet their hatred is smaller and more efficient than our tea-party's.
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jetskier
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10:08 PM on 06/30/2010
this movie/documentary should be shown in schools all around the country..to kids 14 and over..
Let this be the lesson and proof that in spite of this horrible behavior of man on dolphin senseless and brutal violence..it pales in comparison to man on man violence....man wars..man kills...man kills men...think of how, and with such ease he kills those he believes are lesser than he.. ..
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Jesterband
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08:27 PM on 06/30/2010
I can't wait for the posts yelling about free speach and the 1st amendment without realizing this is Japan.
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Connor Alexander
Stop playing the 2 party game!
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06:17 PM on 06/30/2010
I'm against the Japanese policy on whaling, but I'm also against Sea Shepard. They are terrorists. It really bothers me that they actually produce a television show glorifying their behavior. It won't be long before someone gets killed and that footage is being used in a trial.

As for the Cove, ticket sales are the only factor which should drive whether or not a movie gets shown in a theater. Protesters who attack a theater for what it shows are just as bad as Sea Shepard.
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amaboss52
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11:50 AM on 07/01/2010
Yes the Sea Shepard, out there risking their lives trying to protect one of natures wonders, the magnificent whale. Ive seen humpack and sperm whales very close up and personal, they are wondrous gentle giants. Yes lets demonize the only people on earth who really care enough to do this for them. I'm sure the whales themselves think the people shooting them with exploding harpoons are the real terrorists.
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Connor Alexander
Stop playing the 2 party game!
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04:12 PM on 07/01/2010
No whale is worth a human life. That's what they are gambling with when they ram boats. The first time someone dies, anyone, they've lost all moral authority.
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BebeLush
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05:57 PM on 06/30/2010
So they're in favor of dolphin slaughter? Sheesh!
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Harpseal60
I'm not bossy, I just have better ideas than you.
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04:41 PM on 06/30/2010
Let their voices be heard!
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EatYourVeg
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04:56 PM on 06/30/2010
The voices of those who want the slaughter to continue? o.o Maybe you misunderstood the article! :)
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Harpseal60
I'm not bossy, I just have better ideas than you.
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05:01 PM on 06/30/2010
You're right. I thought they were demonstrating their disgust for the slaughter. Thank for pointing out my mistake.
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