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Old 07-01-09, 12:40 PM   #16
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The Somali pirates don't hunt people - they hunt the cargo on ships. They only kill people on very rare occasions, when things go wrong.
You're right, but I think the distinction is only elementary. They often hold the crews hostage for ransom - which means that they are hunting people, in a sense.

But they'd avoid getting shot by such vacationers altogether if they simply stopped pirating, so the onus is on them.
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