British Government Pampers Pirates

[SteveGrenard]

Over the past decade 3000+ individuals have been subjected to piracy on the high seas or on the low seas. 500 killed, many kidnapped and held for ransom. Now
the Britain is telling its navy to let them go. Story here:


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/opinion/20burnett.html?th&emc=th

[linusrichard]

I'm a fan of human rights, but I'm not a fan of taking things too far. Which this appears to be.


I wonder if I could learn conversational Javanese or Somali by September 19th (http://www.talklikeapirate.com/)...

[Giz]

Over the past decade 3000+ individuals have been subjected to piracy on the high seas or on the low seas. 500 killed, many kidnapped and held for ransom. Now
the Britain is telling its navy to let them go. Story here:


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/opinion/20burnett.html?th&emc=th

Already a thread in politics:

Grant them their rights, or make them walk the plank?
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=111450

[Darth Rotor]

Over the past decade 3000+ individuals have been subjected to piracy on the high seas or on the low seas. 500 killed, many kidnapped and held for ransom. Now
the Britain is telling its navy to let them go. Story here:


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/opinion/20burnett.html?th&emc=th

British Government Pampers Pirates

This is the correctly British thing to do, since

They {pirates} are no members of the common throng;
They are all noblemen who have gone wrong.

(Ref = Lyric from G & S Pirates of Penzance.)

And they love their Queen.

DR

[mrbaracuda]

I can only say it again: Make them walk the plank! Arr!