US judge dismisses case against Greenpeace under 1872 law

http://www.terradaily.com/2004/040519234911.ds4oobpg.html

The charge against the group of unlawfully boarding a cargo vessel came under an 1872 law originally intended to stop prostitutes boarding ships as they approached port.
[http://www.greenpeace.org/international_en/news/details?item_id=479599](http://www.greenpeace.org/international_en/news/details?item_id=479599)
an obscure 1872 law against "sailor mongering." The bizarre statute was originally designed to discourage owners of inns and brothels from boarding ships as they were about to enter port, in order to lure the sailors into their establishments. It has only been used twice in its 132-year history.
Wow, those are some very determined prostitutes, boarding a ship before it gets to port :lol: