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Originally Posted by BentSailor
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I'm glad they're free, but...
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Details were not released by the Chandler family in the UK, who issued a statement saying: "The family believes it would be irresponsible to discuss any aspect of the release process as this could encourage others to capture private individuals and demand large ransom payments, something that we are sure none of us wants."
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Oh yeah,
that's a hard one to guess...
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Earlier this year their captors threatened to kill the couple if their demands for $7m (£4.4m) were not met.
A payment of about $430,000 (£267,000) was made to the pirates in June, but did not result in the release of the Chandlers.
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The British government welcomed the news of the Chandlers' release, with Prime Minister David Cameron "unreservedly" condemning the captors.
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Oh no! Not unreserved condemnation! That's... that's... why that's inhumane, that is!
Yeah, that'll discourage them, I'm sure. Certainly will be a lot more effective than, say, your Navy showing some chutzhpah.
As long as governments and individuals continue to reward these animals, and the bleeding heart west, in particular, remains more concerned about the pirates' conditions than that of their victims, this will continue.
There's a solution that will keep them w/in twelve miles or so from their coast and is a lot less costly than a blockade: Identify and
sink their damn motherships. Oh, certainly give them the opportunity to surrender. Then imprison the crews and
sink the damn motherships. If the crews fail to surrender in a timely manner, simply
sink the damn mothership. Christ, this isn't that damn hard.
Jim
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