U.S. To Pirates: "Son, You Dun Goofed."

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4 Americans recently died after being taken hostage by pirates:

4 American hostages killed by pirates, US says - Yahoo! News

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Quote from a pirate:

"From now on, anyone who tries to rescue the hostages in our hands will only collect dead bodies."
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That's ballsy. Saying it is one thing. Doing it is a whole 'nuther ballgame, especially when you kill U.S. citizens. Pirates, welcome to the Big Show.


Thomas Jefferson's approach:

Thomas Jefferson: The Pirate War: To The Shores Of Tripoli - TIME
 


What are your thoughts on this Russian captain's interpretation of international law:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTrkcQJ9i2I]YouTube - Russian Navy vs Somali Pirates[/ame]

tl;dw: tied them to their boat and set it on fire
 
I know this belief will probably be unpopular but I have a hard time condoning what the Somalian pirates are doing. They have no economic opportunity at all, they have foreigners fucking up their coastline, living standards are shitty, and there really is no way up.

So in Somalia these pirates are generating wealthy which is trickling down to stimulate the Somalian economy and increase their living standards. They donate lot's of their booty to improve the living conditions and coastline quality to help fishers, and incredibly poor areas have been far more prosperous as a direct result of piracy.

I'm not trying to say that it's ok to kill innocent people or to steal (and I certainly believe that piracy is a bad thing), but if you lived and grew up in Somalia would you be any different? Would you be content living in a hopeless economic nightmare or would you try to do the only thing you could to move your way up?

Don't hate the players, hate the system.
 
cardine said:
I know this belief will probably be unpopular but I have a hard time condoning what the Somalian pirates are doing. They have no economic opportunity at all, they have foreigners fucking up their coastline, living standards are shitty, and there really is no way up.

So in Somalia these pirates are generating wealthy which is trickling down to stimulate the Somalian economy and increase their living standards. They donate lot's of their booty to improve the living conditions and coastline quality to help fishers, and incredibly poor areas have been far more prosperous as a direct result of piracy.

I'm not trying to say that it's ok to kill innocent people or to steal (and I certainly believe that piracy is a bad thing), but if you lived and grew up in Somalia would you be any different? Would you be content living in a hopeless economic nightmare or would you try to do the only thing you could to move your way up?

Don't hate the players, hate the system.
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There are also plenty of somalians who managed to go through life without becoming pirates (or any kind of professional criminal)...I will continue to hate the players, as well as the system.
 
JakeStratham said:
Thomas Jefferson's approach:

Thomas Jefferson: The Pirate War: To The Shores Of Tripoli - TIME
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just another reason I poured a little out on the curb last night for my dead founding father Thomas Jefferson, my all-time favorite US president. Also noteworthy was Jefferson’s belief in the power of technology, which extended far beyond Presidential policy. He invented an improved plow himself and was the architect of a navy with leaner gunships. He ran the nation’s first patent office as Secretary of State and his home at Monticello was packed with experimental furniture and unique gizmos. There were few aspects of his life that weren’t informed by his idealistic belief in the power of ideas.

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The best part of that story was that they killed one of the pirates with a knife.

Overall a major tragedy though.
 
fucking Pirates.

I dont see why anyone sailing off the coast of Africa wouldnt have a gun and/or fire first upon any vessel trying to board them or not identifying themselves as friendlies.
 
(O_o) said:
fucking Pirates.

I dont see why anyone sailing off the coast of Africa wouldnt have a gun and/or fire first upon any vessel trying to board them or not identifying themselves as friendlies.
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They were christian missionaries or something, they had the good book to protect them....
 
(O_o) said:
fucking Pirates.

I dont see why anyone sailing off the coast of Africa wouldnt have a gun and/or fire first upon any vessel trying to board them or not identifying themselves as friendlies.
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Yeah, I'm not sure why more ships don't have armed protectors on board. You'd think insurance companies would require it now.

The only way to stop piracy is to make to so dangerous for the pirates as to be unattractive.
 
^ I was reading it is because most EU and other countries in that area have weird anti gun laws and if they had weapons on board, they would not allow them to dock there.

pisses me off lol
 
cardine said:
I know this belief will probably be unpopular but I have a hard time condoning what the Somalian pirates are doing. They have no economic opportunity at all, they have foreigners fucking up their coastline, living standards are shitty, and there really is no way up.

So in Somalia these pirates are generating wealthy which is trickling down to stimulate the Somalian economy and increase their living standards. They donate lot's of their booty to improve the living conditions and coastline quality to help fishers, and incredibly poor areas have been far more prosperous as a direct result of piracy.

I'm not trying to say that it's ok to kill innocent people or to steal (and I certainly believe that piracy is a bad thing), but if you lived and grew up in Somalia would you be any different? Would you be content living in a hopeless economic nightmare or would you try to do the only thing you could to move your way up?

Don't hate the players, hate the system.
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It does not sound like you have a hard time condoning what the pirates are doing.

Condoning | Define Condoning at Dictionary.com
 
Decent story but damn that's the most repetitive piece of shit AP article I have ever read. It details the two original American sailors and their purpose of traveling four times over.

...Get 'em seals.
 
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