[wallyfindme]

Why? It wasn't particularly accurate or relevant.

Back in the heyday of piracy, the Caribbean, the Spanish Main, Captain Morgan, etc... all pirates pretty much knew they'd be hung if caught, and the fact that they were stopped pretty much nothing.

They hung them out of hand and the 'shit didn't blow over', as you stated.

History has proven your answer ineffective.

then I suggest a re-reading of history ..where active anti Piracy took place piracy disappeared.....thats why they wondered the '7 seas', the piracy in the Med completely disappeared when Jefferson sent Decatur to handle it and those brave euros. only I think Sweden of all folks stepped up to help, the french et al paid them to leave them alone.


I guess that all cool with your idea of not upsetting the apple cart, apparently, because ...carrying Goobers idea to its only conclusion we might as well build them a club med or sandals resort and just avoid them even having to have a boat, we'll pay them a stipend on top of it, to sit on their beach as we sail by, forgoing any 'inconvenience' at all, makes sense right?

I mean a gun could go off one day actually hurt someone, we don't want an escalation in violence because well, they will take it out on their hostages, sooooo we'll pay them then, hows that? The whole conflict goes away right?