tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1971008458619621652..comments2024-03-28T19:58:31.110-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: So much for international law!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75761571581656063432010-05-12T13:16:13.460-05:002010-05-12T13:16:13.460-05:00"Chief Starshina (CPO), we need to give our g..."Chief Starshina (CPO), we need to give our guests a boat. One we won't miss, and won't hurt our readiness. Where's that leaky inflatable the depot refuses to exchange?"Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328915597574377444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87857005736418052522010-05-12T10:46:29.813-05:002010-05-12T10:46:29.813-05:00When I was discussing this with my brother, he was...When I was discussing this with my brother, he was convinced that the Russians would want everyone to know if they killed the pirates, and he wasn't so sure that they had. The Russians used to operate under the "we're badass, don't mess with us" doctrine, despite the media and other countries' poo-pooing such behavior. In fact, through the eighties, they seemed to relish the negative attention.<br /><br />Myself, I think that the Russians learned that the best thing to do in such a situation is keep your mouth shut, and if you say anything, say something like "we had to let them go, and no, we don't know what happened to them after we let them go. Gee, it sure is a mystery."<br /><br />Either way, the pirates get the message because they got nothing from the ship they attacked and their comrades did not come back. Next time, they'll avoid a Russian ship, or suffer the same consequences.<br /><br />From the Russian's perspective, they don't have to worry about international pressure to treat the pirates humanely, or pay for their trial, or feed them. In fact, it solves the problem perfectly.Shrimpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15990899569296348232010-05-12T09:55:17.174-05:002010-05-12T09:55:17.174-05:00I've always thought that having a yardarm part...I've always thought that having a yardarm party within sight of their home village would be a great deterrent to continued bad behavior. But if the sharks are happy, then I'm happy.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-65727202356093525772010-05-12T01:06:12.589-05:002010-05-12T01:06:12.589-05:00Actually, there is a substantial body of internati...Actually, there is a substantial body of international and domestic law that supports the concept that pirates are by definition hostis humani generis, that is, enemies of all mankind. Accordingly, because of their outlaw conduct, pirates put themselves outside protection of the law. 4 WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, COMMENTARIES 71.<br /><br />"Historically, when a pirate was found outside the jurisdiction of a country, international law allowed the aggrieved nation to hold summary proceedings in international space. Accordingly, any nation could intercept a pirate on the high seas, hang him and take or sink his vessel. Due process notions were at their weakest when no other country had to be invaded to seize the suspect, and where the suspect was otherwise capable of flight (citing United States v. Smith, 18 U.S. (5 Wheat) 153 (1820))." This observation is quoted from a very interesting article in the journal of the Arizona Bar Association written by then JAG Captain Jon M. Paladini. Paladini, "Terrorism: War on Piracy?", Arizona Attorney (February 2004).<br /><br />Interestingly, the thrust of Paladini's article is a very persuasive argument that the better way to address modern terrorism is not to treat it as ordinary crime, but to classify it as piracy -- crimes against humanity -- and deal with it just as the civilized world dealt with piracy the last time it was a problem: find them and hang them.<br /><br />Works for me.Nashville Beathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946662890622040279noreply@blogger.com