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[Grakelin]

gravedig the thread. Yeah, it had to happen eventually. The only question is... why?

[Crackpot conspiracy counter: 22]

[LeoLeonardoIII]

gravedig the thread. Yeah, it had to happen eventually. The only question is... why?

[Crackpot conspiracy counter: 22]

Hah! Someone already did a 22.

...

Or did they?!

[Crackpot conspiracy counter: 23 or 24]

[Phmcw]

Still thinking it was a unnaceptable act of barbary.

[Grakelin]

It's not that big a deal, all he did was gravedig the thread.

[Jackrabbit]

I think I have noticed what it is you just did there.

[LeoLeonardoIII]

I think I have noticed what it is you just did there.

I perceived your act.

[Bandages]

I became aware of your verbal tactics at this juncture

[LeoLeonardoIII]

So speaking of, let's say the Russians arrested the pirates and hauled them into port, and got the police to arrest them. Would anything have actually happened to them? Does anyone have info on what Somali prisons are like or what their justice system is like?

[Bandages]

It's kinda like being two Fonzies strapped together with snakes.

EDIT: S =/= Z

[LeoLeonardoIII]

...

Google says that is already a Thing. Or people are trying to make it a Thing.

[Bandages]

http://horribleville.com/d/20060121.html

[Nikov]

Pirate Surrenders; Disarm, Detain, Discourage.
Pirate Resists; Smite, Slay, Stab.

It needs to be made very clear the old rules are in effect; surrender peacefully and your life will be spared, choose to resist and you're all dead men. The problem I have with what the Russians did is that they captured the pirates, then killed them. This only encourages future pirates to resist, kill hostages, so on. It must be clear and consistant that surrendering means you live and fighting means you die, with no confusion so as to encourage pirates to surrender peacefully if intercepted.

[DrPizza]

Dealing crack on the streets is a more cost-effective way of making money than working at McDonald's.

No it isn't.

There are very good reasons to believe that dealing crack on street corners earns you less than minimum wage. Dealing drugs is not a get rich quick scheme. Street-corner dealers are mere resellers; they don't keep the profits, they just earn, in essence, a commission.

[Grakelin]

Does anyone have info on what Somali prisons are like or what their justice system is like?

I've got this one:

There is none. Somali is a film state split up by various Warlords and widely considered an Anarchy.

[Muz]

There are very good reasons to believe that dealing crack on street corners earns you less than minimum wage. Dealing drugs is not a get rich quick scheme. Street-corner dealers are mere resellers; they don't keep the profits, they just earn, in essence, a commission.

Depends on your definition of "get rich quick". They're doing it for the chance to become a full time dealer.


Anyway, on the pirates, I think they were basically just given some chance to live, compared to being shot dead if they didn't surrender. Something along the lines of letting them go free on a rubber boat, but giving them 5 minutes to row away before they start lobbing grenades at them just for the fun of it. At least that's what I'd do.