sgtmac_46
Senior Master
They're going to have to figure something out......because we lit a fire!
Pirates? Just pay the ransom!
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Someone suggested in the paper that an arrangement like that is probably forthcoming. It seems clearly necessary.
chinto
Senior Master
Second the motion with a gallows and some hanging of the captured pirates to go with it.. ROE for Pirate vessels.. NO QUARTER! HAVOC! first thing they should know about it if a submarine is near by and has information or observation that it is a mother ship.. MK48 ADCAP war shot.. sink it.. Destroyer... engage and sink it in surface action. in short the OLD PIRACY RULES every NAVY used to USE!
sgtmac_46
Senior Master
What is actually going to happen, however, is that the 'civilized' nations of the world are going to capture pirates like police officers, and transport them to Kenya for a fair trial, where they will then, if convicted in a civilian court, be incarcerated for 5 years, and if acquitted be released back to Somalia.
Housed and feed for 5 years, sounds like a deal to me, if I was a pirate.
In most cases, I'd agree that that was the civilized thing to do. History shows that piracy is different, and I don't see the poor "pirates" of Somalia following these trials on CNN to see what punishments are forthcoming for them. Piracy has proven very resistant to eradication by methods other than eradicating pirates. I'd favour the shoot-on-sight principle. An editorial today pointed out that one must be careful not to get honest fishermen too, of course.
chinto
Senior Master
Boys and Girls, we have been down this road on Piracy several times over history.
History shows that the only thing that has worked ever, is no more living pirates, no more Piracy. simple, effective, and proven time and time again.
THE OLD RULES OR ENGAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF PIRATES WORK! KILL THEM! ON THE SPOT IF CAUGHT IN THE ACT....a FAST AND FAIR TRIAL AND SWIFT HANGING IN PUBLIC IF FOUND IN POSSESSION OF A PIRATED SHIP AND CARGO.
that works. and you will find that Marines and Navy Personal are very much in favor of that I think. ( not to mention the merchant sailors!)
History shows that the only thing that has worked ever, is no more living pirates, no more Piracy. simple, effective, and proven time and time again.
THE OLD RULES OR ENGAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF PIRATES WORK! KILL THEM! ON THE SPOT IF CAUGHT IN THE ACT....a FAST AND FAIR TRIAL AND SWIFT HANGING IN PUBLIC IF FOUND IN POSSESSION OF A PIRATED SHIP AND CARGO.
that works. and you will find that Marines and Navy Personal are very much in favor of that I think. ( not to mention the merchant sailors!)
kaizasosei
Master Black Belt
Sounds a bit too hardcore and graphic, but chances are, history will repeat itself and the policy of not bargaining with terrorists will also be applied to piracy .
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chinto
Senior Master
depends on where in the world you are... in the middle east, parts of Asia..provably yes, parts of Africa too... but Europe and the US.. nope.. but a good hanging yes. I guess not publically.. but still I would say the old rules worked several times.
Archangel M
Senior Master
The Dutch recently liberated a boat taken by pirates and...they let them go.
Thats just not going to work.
Thats just not going to work.
That ain't good.
Archangel M
Senior Master
Now the Canadians just did the same. After engaging pirates attempting to take a Dutch tanker they released them. Since the victims were not Canadian they had no legal authority to hold them.
There needs to be a UN resolution on this quickly.
searcher
Senior Master
My citizens or not. UN resolution or not. I don't take orders from the UN and I don't care if they are my citizens, I will defend all innocent peoples regardless of their nationality.
I firmly believe in the shoot first, shoot some more, and maybe ask a question or two approach. If the pirates know they will die if caught, they will look elsewhere to make money.
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