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It blows my mind that some of you people think that boarding a ship is a legitimate form of protest. Is coming into someone's house or car also legitimate? Why is a ship a different and less protected form of property than one of those?
Their intent was to reduce the value of the ship and its cargo to zero, thereby depriving the owner of his property. Though they wanted it to just disappear instead of taking it for themselves to sell, their intent was to take it from the rightful owner and do with it what they wanted. Think outside the box a little bit. That's all robbery is-taking something from someone else so you can do what you want with it. The endangered a ship and its crew, themselves and the rescue personnel who were required to forcibly remove them from the ship.
Do you think there should be no punishment for that? That it's just "creative free speech"? Your rights end when they interfere with my rights. The company took quantifiable losses as a result of this action. People were put in peril. They trespassed on property and illegally boarded a ship at sea. I think a slap on the wrist is wholly inadequate.
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