Thought of the day #16: Pirates
April 10, 2009
In wake of the most recent pirate attack, one question becomes ever more apparent: why are there no weapons on board? Seriously folks, how is it that Somalian “pirates” with nothing more than a tiny motor boat and a few guns can control a huge ship manned by officers apparently trained in “piracy”?
Pirates have taken over $200 million worth of goods in the past year. They are not stealth. They do not have super advanced technologies. No, they just have guns. Come on folks, unless we want to lose more money, goods, and people, let’s try keeping a few guns on board.
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opportunities abound with the pirate reinforcements coming out to help. Can’t we just surround the reinfrcements and keep them all out to see? Where’s Rambo? Or what about Jason Bourne? They could take each each ship over one-by-one.