Russia and pirates - ironic justice?

CCIP · 05-11-10, 01:55 PM

I thought Russia was really playing weak and feeble when they let the pirates from last week's successful tanker-freeing operation go.

But now I read this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8675978.stm

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They were released in an inflatable boat without navigational equipment.
[...]
"It seems that they all died," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.

As inhumane as it may sound, my first thought is that this is exactly what they deserved in the first place. Certainly can't call this an unjust fate!

Weiss Pinguin · 05-11-10, 02:09 PM

Quote:

"It seems that they all died," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.

Maybe I'm cruel and heartless, but am I the only one who chuckled at this?

And yes, the circumstances over there are horrible, but piracy is still a crime.

SteamWake · 05-11-10, 02:12 PM

Good god can you imagine if the US had done this !

Lord_magerius · 05-11-10, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Good god can you imagine if the US had done this !

I can just see the headlines on Fox News now "President Obama kills africans"

SteamWake · 05-11-10, 02:34 PM

Hey maybe it would be a good tactic to just go ahead and pay the ransoms.

Quote:

Intense fighting erupted in the Harardhere town of Somalia as some pirates began fighting over the ransom that was delivered to them resulting in the death of four Somali pirates,

http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/10459

05-11-10, 03:22 PM

Justice is served.

Skybird · 05-11-10, 03:32 PM

A pirate's life, a pirate's death.

GoldenRivet · 05-11-10, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

Maybe I'm cruel and heartless, but am I the only one who chuckled at this?

And yes, the circumstances over there are horrible, but piracy is still a crime.

chuckled?

I laughed my ass off

i only wish i could have seen how happy they were to be set free... and then seen the look on their faces when they realized "Wait... uhhhh"

TLAM Strike · 05-11-10, 03:44 PM

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"It seems that they all died," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.

Also according to an unnamed source in the Russian Navy a North Korean midget sub attacked that Oil Rig in the gulf of Mexico and the US caused the Earth Quake in Haiti.

I wouldn't be publishing what some drunk Russian officer said in the bar outside of Vidyaevo if I was any news outlet.

SteamWake · 05-11-10, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Also according to an unnamed source in the Russian Navy a North Korean midget sub attacked that Oil Rig in the gulf of Mexico and the US caused the Earth Quake in Haiti.

I wouldn't be publishing what some drunk Russian officer said in the bar outside of Vidyaevo if I was any news outlet.

and here I was lead to believe it was scantily clad women.

Jimbuna · 05-11-10, 03:59 PM

I wonder if the Russians would have followed the same course of action had it been a ship from a country other than their own that had been liberated?

On the fate of the pirates I admit to having an open mind....neither for or against the outcome.

Turbografx · 05-11-10, 04:16 PM

I'm only a little disappointed that they weren't sprayed with small-arms after being put into the raft. Just to make sure, ya know.

nikimcbee · 05-11-10, 06:05 PM

Well, look at the bright side, atleast the Russian are doing something about ending global hunger for sharks.

nikimcbee · 05-11-10, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Good god can you imagine if the US had done this !

Too busy play basketball/golf. sry

Plus, our Navy's rules of engagement are so detailed, by the time the captain finished going through the flow chart, the pirates would be long gone.

CaptainHaplo · 05-11-10, 07:11 PM

I'ma thinkin this is a rather economical solution to the piracy issue. Only thing is - why use a dinghy? I say give em some cute little ducky floaties, toss em in the water and point toward land....

Save the cost of feeding em, transporting them and holding a court hearing.

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05-11-10, 03:59 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I wonder if the Russians would have followed the same course of action had it been a ship from a country other than their own that had been liberated? On the fate of the pirates I admit to having an open mind....neither for or against the outcome. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Well, look at the bright side, atleast the Russian are doing something about ending global hunger for sharks. __________________

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CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I'ma thinkin this is a rather economical solution to the piracy issue. Only thing is - why use a dinghy? I say give em some cute little ducky floaties, toss em in the water and point toward land.... Save the cost of feeding em, transporting them and holding a court hearing. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

05-11-10, 03:22 PM	#6
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Justice is served.

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Turbografx Old Stormalong Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Gret Stet of Loosiana Posts: 232 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	I'm only a little disappointed that they weren't sprayed with small-arms after being put into the raft. Just to make sure, ya know.