Pirates, Russia, Somalia...Politics....

**Kagemusha** · 05-13-2010, 03:53

There is a cure for this. In case like this there should be no surviving pirates from the attack. Case closed.

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 05-13-2010, 04:15

Guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't mind Russia playing "bad cop" once in a while. Russian ships are probably far less likely to be attacked by pirates in the near future.

Yes, it seems like one of those "how utilitarian do you want to be" scenarios.

**Fragony** · 05-13-2010, 09:26

They got there by boat, same way back au revoir

**rory_20_uk** · 05-13-2010, 10:15

Poetic justice. Good on Russia.

**Husar** · 05-13-2010, 13:14

Originally Posted by Kagemusha

There is a cure for this. In case like this there should be no surviving pirates from the attack. Case closed.

Absolutely, I also think software pirates should be shot on sight.
And little girls who got caught shoplifting.
These vermin don't deserve any better and the sight of their brains splattered on the floor would show the others of their kind that there is no future in their despicable activities.

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**rory_20_uk** · 05-13-2010, 13:21

Top pocket, two pills.

**Jolt** · 05-13-2010, 13:26

Originally Posted by Husar

Absolutely, I also think software pirates should be shot on sight.
And little girls who got caught shoplifting.
These vermin don't deserve any better and the sight of their brains splattered on the floor would show the others of their kind that there is no future in their despicable activities.

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If little girls stole merchandise worth millions of dollars, and made the employees of the shop they were shoplifting hostages, then asked for a ransom of millions of dollars, and were caught and tried, we're looking between all Law Systems at a minimum of 15 years in jail to Jail for life/Death Penalty.

Now the pirates aren't little girls, and they aren't smuggling underpanties or donuts or romance books. They are hi-jacking cargo boats valued in the millions of dollars, then holding the crew as hostages, and using the legal hole in International water as protection. I find it extremely well done by the Russians and hope more countries start following it's example. It's not like the Russians sumarily executed them. They gave the pirates a boat, and left them to fend off for themselves. The pirates can theoretically still get back to land, so no harm done there. If they are stupid enough, they die. End of the story.

Well done.

**Hosakawa Tito** · 05-13-2010, 13:40

Originally Posted by Husar

Absolutely, I also think software pirates should be shot on sight.
And little girls who got caught shoplifting.
These vermin don't deserve any better and the sight of their brains splattered on the floor would show the others of their kind that there is no future in their despicable activities.

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I really miss Devastatin' Dave in moments like this.

**Pannonian** · 05-13-2010, 13:56

Should have given them a sextant and a pocket watch.

**Tellos Athenaios** · 05-13-2010, 14:13

What I don't see is: why couldn't the pirates keep their navigation equipment? Disarming them was a good idea, but removing navigation equipment? Why was that necessary?

**rory_20_uk** · 05-13-2010, 14:15

I don't think the idea was they make it safely home, to rearm and head off again.

I think the Ruskies were going for an indirect but ultimately final result.

**Husar** · 05-13-2010, 14:30

So a bunch of bankers and speculators stole millions of dollars by lending money to unworthy applicants just to receive big bonuses, then held the economy hostage, demanding bailouts, still caused a huge economic crisis that even drove some people into commiting suicide, guess they also deserve a shot in the neck?

You see, it's okay to shoot them if they resist arrest, want to shoot a hostage etc., but to execute them without trial after capturing them is just wrong and reeks of double standard. If the judge gives them a life sentence, fine, I won't argue with that, but get them to a judge in the first place. Some of them even treat their hostages well, doesn't mean it's not scary anyway etc. but certainly not equivalent to murder. And in most europeans countries we do not even kill people for murder.