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Originally Posted by Stealhead
There in lies the problem for many of them there is no other viable income it is be a pirate or starve so they really are not that concerned with the prospect of death or imprisonment.
You could try and make it more difficult but that would cost a lot of money.I have a feeling that many of these shipping companies have considered costs and have come to the conclusion that simply dealing with the pirates is more cost effective.
Even the US Navy which is the largest has many other problems to deal with and places to have strength readily available so even the largest navy in world is not able to deal with these pirates at without leaving another place exposed.I also suspect that the pirates if a sizable increase in counter piracy where to occur they would simply lay low for a while.This is exactly what the pirates in South East Asia have done for years.
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Honestly, I consider somali pirates in the same category as murders and rapists - a complete waste of oxygen. Every breath they draw, they're stealing oxygen from someone. I find the idea of paying them one red cent repugnant. For one, they get their way, and for two, it only encourages them to do it some more. Of all the idea being tossed around from convoy's, to naval patrols, to research being done in high tech incapacitating sound machines, i still think the bullet is the most economical means of dealing with them. I see it in terms of a choice. Shipping companies can either pay millions in non lethal feel good research and ransom fee's, or they can pay some armed guards salaries.