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Originally Posted by yournamehere
What - hang a pirate? Yeah, never heard of that before . . . .
Seriously, though - I believe he will be tried in Kenya, not the USA.
Which is a shame, because I find the death sentence of a pirate and kidnapper to be preferable to the prospect of his being released from prison in a few years, only to be more successful in his next attempt at killing innocents.
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Yeah, when was the last time the US hanged someone?
It would be a shame if he was tried in Kenya. His crime was against US citizens on a US ship. Kenya has no jurisdiction.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Has anyone considered the irony that we are using national military to defend merchant ships that are (mostly) flying under flags of convenience. In other words, these are corporations that are dodging taxes and labour laws put in place by the nations that run these militaries.
Interestingly, until the death of these three pirates, only one hostage has been killed (and that apparently happened under odd circumstances). The rest of the piracy was solved by insurance companies and owners with deep pockets.
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I don't mind us having a presence there and when we can, we should respond to attacks against US ships. However, the Navy doesn't exist to provide protection to corporations.
Yes, the conflicts have ended peacefully but that is only because it is easier to pay them than it is to fight back. We can't allow them to act this way any longer. I don't care if their intent isn't to harm the captives, they are holding them at gunpoint and threaten to kill them if they don't get the ransom.