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Originally Posted by Lucifer
yes, shani, I realize that. My beef is with Wil's dictionary as a definitive legal source
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Okay, then let's look at that law:
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... committed for private ends...
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Do you understand what this means? This means that when a pirate does something, it's for personal gain. That speaks to intent, which has been the subject of my posts since the beginning. Did the protesters benefit privately from boarding or stopping the vessel, or were their acting on behalf of the public? I'd say it's pretty obvious they were acting on behalf of public good which exempts them from the "private ends" description.
There.