I worked on a couple of seasons or Whale Wars. These people are crazy!!! To them you have to be willing to die for the whales. Watson thinks his crew is expendable while he wears a bullet proof vest. To fake getting shot. This is speculation from working on season 1. I have no official proof but we all thought it was super sus when doing the show.
The one who boarded the Japanese ship was Peter Bethune.
He was facing many years in prison from all the charges filed against him.
Paul Watson would never put himself in such danger. In fact he jumped bail (money that was donated, not his own) in Germany and ran away and hid after he was arrested there.
A lot of us on the crew watched that moment to find out how it happened. I just remember it didn’t add up. He was dodging cameras and oddly the only man with a bulletproof vest was shot. When the whole crew was there creating havoc. Since it would cost me millions to take footage from a production and post it I can only say my opinion. I’m legally not allowed to speak in absolutes. So take that as you want. In the end he’s well know for being crazy and pulling stunts.
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u/clydeevans393 Aug 12 '21
I worked on a couple of seasons or Whale Wars. These people are crazy!!! To them you have to be willing to die for the whales. Watson thinks his crew is expendable while he wears a bullet proof vest. To fake getting shot. This is speculation from working on season 1. I have no official proof but we all thought it was super sus when doing the show.