Greenpeacers Convicted of Stealing Whale Meat

Two Greenpeace activists have been convicted in Japan of stealing whale meat they say they took to prove that whalers were lying about the "research nature" of their hunt. The activists were sentenced to a year in prison for theft and trespassing, but the sentences were suspended and they won't serve any jail time, AP reports. They stole some 50 pounds of whale meat from a warehouse which was presented by Greenpeace to authorities. Greenpeace charges that whalers in the "research" hunts—which are exempt from whaling bans and are financed with taxpayer money—siphon off the catch to sell.
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