19 Somali pirates captured....

[jamiebae]

.....and then released!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8030541.st...

'The 19 pirate suspects were released because they had not attacked Portuguese property or citizens.'

WTF? They should have set them adrift in their boarding craft, then used the RPGs and high explosive for a bit of target practice.

Surely NATO should have some kind of protocol where any captured piartes are arrested and taken somewhere to be detailed?!

[HappyGoLucky]

jamiebae said:

Surely NATO should have some kind of protocol where any captured piartes are arrested and taken somewhere to be detailed?!

You want to polish them? Surely this post is in the wrong section!

[VxDuncan]

HappyGoLucky said:

jamiebae said:

Surely NATO should have some kind of protocol where any captured piartes are arrested and taken somewhere to be detailed?!

You want to polish them? Surely this post is in the wrong section!

Since we lost the P&P (RIP) EVERYTHING is in the wrong section...

[HappyGoLucky]

VxDuncan said:

Since we lost the P&P (RIP) EVERYTHING is in the wrong section...

True enough, but what would you go for Zymol or Meguiars???

[jamiebae]

I'm more of a turtle wax man myself

Clearly nobody reads this section of the forum, I was hoping for some interesting things to do with 19 pirates

On a serious note though, what's the point of having a multi-national force trying to prevent piracy if they can only detain pirates caught attacking ships of their own nationality?

[EDLT]

If they held the pirates they would be able to claim asylum, of course "nobody has any room" for them so where would they end up...?

[AndrewW-G]

EDLT said:

If they held the pirates they would be able to claim asylum, of course "nobody has any room" for them so where would they end up...?

No doubt somewhere in the UK with a free house and a tax free income

[tinman0]

EDLT said:

If they held the pirates they would be able to claim asylum, of course "nobody has any room" for them so where would they end up...?

No they wouldn't. They have committed a crime on the open seas.

It looks like the problem is that they have to be picked up by the right force in the first place. Eg, you kidnap a yank, then its the yanks who have to pick you up to prosecute and so forth.

Personally, I'd return them to a leaky boat that is missing a motor. "there you go boys, 15 holes in the boat, no engine, and 350 miles for land".

[jamiebae]

tinman0 said:

EDLT said:

If they held the pirates they would be able to claim asylum, of course "nobody has any room" for them so where would they end up...?

No they wouldn't. They have committed a crime on the open seas.

It looks like the problem is that they have to be picked up by the right force in the first place. Eg, you kidnap a yank, then its the yanks who have to pick you up to prosecute and so forth.

Personally, I'd return them to a leaky boat that is missing a motor. "there you go boys, 15 holes in the boat, no engine, and 350 miles for land".

That's the problem, there's no point having loads of battleships there if they just release pirates because they attacked a boat of a different nationality. Those pirates will be heading back to Somalia to pick up some more weapons, then off for a bit more piracy within weeks. Doesn't Saint Barack O'Bama of County Mayo want to shut Guantanamo Bay now? I think we've just found a use for it....

[HappyGoLucky]

jamiebae said:

I'm more of a Semen of Satan wax man myself

jamiebae said:

Clearly nobody reads this section of the forum, I was hoping for some interesting things to do with 19 pirates

As you are feeling a little left out, here's what you need

jamiebae said:

On a serious note though, what's the point of having a multi-national force trying to prevent piracy if they can only detain pirates caught attacking ships of their own nationality?

Is it so everyone gets a go? Why let the Americans have all the fun??