""At the moment on this thread, as an organisation Greenpeace is not connecting with as many people as it probably should.This forum has a wide base of opinions, yet apart from Keith's lone voice no support for them.""

I was asked, two days ago, to sign a petition for the release of the Grenpeace activists.

I refused, without hesitation or regret!

If the same group asks me to sign a petition against the drilling, I will sign it, but I will not support the illegal activities of what has deteriorated into a floating holiday camp for thugs looking for a fight.

Anybody who saw the aftermath of Piper Alpha, should know the dangers inherent in any attempt to board an offshore oil rig, and violating the safety exclusion zone is an offence in itself.

I hope that the punishment will deter any such mindless and dangerous actions in the future.

At the least I hope that Greenpeace will be persuaded to weed out the gung ho idiots and return to the days when they put at risk only their own lives.

Don T.