Somali pirates 'seize Danish children' in Indian Ocean

Rockstar · 03-02-11, 09:35 AM

Maybe kind of along the lines of knowing it's possible that a violent storm can rear it's ugly head without notice on our passage. We might reason about the chances of the boat capsizing and loosing our life at sea etc etc. Yet we still go.

Also too most cruisers I know are a self-loathing bunch of sheep. They tend to believe having firearms will only escalate to more violence. A simple flare gun or their little LhasaApso will scare off any would be intruders. They have a real screwed up world view, believing if they could just talk with these people they could bring peace and harmony to the high seas. They just don't get it there are people out there who wish to do them harm and take their possessions.

Cruising magazines once awhile tell of rape and murder but never offer good advice. Usually they follow-up with the latest stun-gun color fashions.

MaddogK · 03-02-11, 11:13 AM

Those nice peace-loving guys at sea-shepherd have already shown the way. They use an air powered 'spud gun' to shoot at whaling ships and have substituted paint and acid jars for potatoes. Imagine what you could do with one of those loaded with a mazeltov coctail shell.

If Sea shepherd can use it, it must not be a weapon prohibited by international law, right ?

Spoon 11th · 03-05-11, 11:55 AM

Over 800 somali pirates have been arrested so far. UN is considering building a special prison for them somewhere.

tater · 03-05-11, 03:14 PM

Why not summarily execute them in international waters?

Piracy is a crime against all nations, no one should have a problem with this.

Takeda Shingen · 03-05-11, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Piracy is a crime against all nations, no one should have a problem with this.

I agree. Pirates resort to, well, piracy because it is profitable. A 100% certainty of death, however, is decidedly unprofitable, which eliminates the incentive for piracy.

Jimbuna · 03-05-11, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Spoon 11th

Over 800 somali pirates have been arrested so far. UN is considering building a special prison for them somewhere.

How about Bikini Atoll?

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Originally Posted by tater

Why not summarily execute them in international waters?

Piracy is a crime against all nations, no one should have a problem with this.

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I agree. Pirates resort to, well, piracy because it is profitable. A 100% certainty of death, however, is decidedly unprofitable, which eliminates the incentive for piracy.

Yes, they are becoming more than a little annoying...send their boats back inshore full of bulletholes and bloodstained to give their peers something to think about.

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

SINK EM ALL!!

TorpX · 03-05-11, 09:24 PM

Over 800 captive pirates? Why capture them in the first place? Once they are taken prisoner, it leads to legal complications; if they are killed at sea, no problems.

03-02-11, 11:13 AM	#2
MaddogK XO Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago, Ill. Posts: 409 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Those nice peace-loving guys at sea-shepherd have already shown the way. They use an air powered 'spud gun' to shoot at whaling ships and have substituted paint and acid jars for potatoes. Imagine what you could do with one of those loaded with a mazeltov coctail shell. If Sea shepherd can use it, it must not be a weapon prohibited by international law, right ? __________________ May fortune favor the foolish

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tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Why not summarily execute them in international waters? Piracy is a crime against all nations, no one should have a problem with this. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

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Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Maybe kind of along the lines of knowing it's possible that a violent storm can rear it's ugly head without notice on our passage. We might reason about the chances of the boat capsizing and loosing our life at sea etc etc. Yet we still go. Also too most cruisers I know are a self-loathing bunch of sheep. They tend to believe having firearms will only escalate to more violence. A simple flare gun or their little LhasaApso will scare off any would be intruders. They have a real screwed up world view, believing if they could just talk with these people they could bring peace and harmony to the high seas. They just don't get it there are people out there who wish to do them harm and take their possessions. Cruising magazines once awhile tell of rape and murder but never offer good advice. Usually they follow-up with the latest stun-gun color fashions.

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Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Over 800 somali pirates have been arrested so far. UN is considering building a special prison for them somewhere.

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TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Over 800 captive pirates? Why capture them in the first place? Once they are taken prisoner, it leads to legal complications; if they are killed at sea, no problems.