Somali Pirates Are So Dumb. LOL & Double LOL

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...you have been trying to justify these criminal acts.

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False. You need to sharpen your reading and comprehension skills.

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...what about all the rich people who commit crimes.

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What about them? Not every criminal is motivated by the same desires or the same history.

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You cannot just "explain" their behavior because of economic deprivation.

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I'm not a criminologist, so perhaps I personally cannot explain why some Somali have taken to piracy. But I suggest there may be such an explanation, but not based on the economic deprivation of single individuals but of the population as a whole. When a population suffers a scarcity of legitimate means of survival there will be otherwise decent people who have no recourse to survival other than criminal behavior. This does not excuse criminal behavior. At least not in my eyes. Perhaps it does in your estimation.

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trish if your really at all smart,

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That must be your impression, because I never said I was. I'm an average person, who has worked hard, applied herself and was lucky enough to have opportunities to take advantage of. Look, I even end sentences in pr[e]positions sometimes.

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...realize that your wrong for trying to justify these acts.

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For about the twentieth time, I'm not justifying these acts. I'm not even explaining them. I'm suggesting they have a sociological explanation.

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Just stop posting on here, it's over.

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That's not for you to say.

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Absolutely no one agrees with you,

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You may be surprised. I thank you for the opportunity to clarify my views once again.

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except for that ... Brenda who I'm sure you don't even agree with. Aside from maybe that Robin Hood was a pirate.

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I'm not at all familiar with Islam, so I'm not in a position to agree or disagree with Brenda on those issues. If the general American public were smart enough to know the Somali are Muslim, I think it would definitely count against them. Given that I said absolutely nothing relevant to the legend of Robin Hood, you have no evidence what I think one way or the other about Robin and piracy.

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I think Trish is making excellent sense - in explaining (not justifying) the piracy in Somalia.

Perhaps this analysis posted on the BBC website helps shed further light on the reasons why piracy is happening
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8001183.stm

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Originally Posted by 2009AD

OK, This comes from a black, muslim, paranoid, republican shemale prostitute.

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Originally Posted by BrendaQG

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Originally Posted by 2009AD

And the winner is phobun, hands down.

phobun: 3
trish: 0... and she goes back to shemale cartoons
Brenda: -1

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Basically that's a inverted scale for how well you understand subtle points of logic.

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and this comes from a racist , who just has to prove how homophobic and ignorant he realy is 8)

Racist? You obviously missed my point.

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Originally Posted by yosi

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Originally Posted by 2009AD

OK, This comes from a black, muslim, paranoid, republican shemale prostitute.

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Originally Posted by BrendaQG

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Originally Posted by 2009AD

And the winner is phobun, hands down.

phobun: 3
trish: 0... and she goes back to shemale cartoons
Brenda: -1

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Basically that's a inverted scale for how well you understand subtle points of logic.

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and this comes from a racist , who just has to prove how homophobic and ignorant he realy is 8)

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Originally Posted by trish

I'd happily give them the TV, if that what they came for. Better for me to lose a TV than for someone to lose a life. Killing a thief for threatening to take a television IS something to be ashamed of.

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Here is the problem with pacifistic thinking. You gave them the TV, next time they demand your Tivo, then your console game system, then your stereo. All the while you just state.. hey I am insured so no problem. Yes there are problems. 1 your a pushover and a mark. 2. All of those claims to your insurance company is going to raise your and other's rates again and again or cancel your policy outright. 3 your rewarding bad behavior, so once you get taken for everything they will move on to another person. Now you have reinforced bad behavior to the point no one is safe!

No easy answers on the Piracy issue. Is it going to get worse, yeah probably as long as nations stick together on this we will win. 1 solution is to go into Somalia and hammer down on these groups, and help that country organize itself. This "country" is a danger to all around her. They have no government to speak of so they cannot intervene with these pirates

Funny though most on here that had a problem with our outstanding Navy Seals protecting an American life. They are the same ones wanting the government to protect us from the evil capitalist by taking control of everything. Funny

There not worth even trying to save im fior peace & harmony but there times you need to just kick ass to get rid of problem

Mugai_hentaisha writes:

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Here is the problem with pacifistic thinking. You gave them the TV, next time they demand your Tivo,…

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I’m not a pacifist nor am I promoting “pacifistic thinking.” Here is what I said back on page 5 about the home invasion situation:

Would you give your own life for a TV? If it's not worth your life, then it's not worth anybody else's life either. Is your freedom, worth your life? If it's worth your own life, then it's defense is worth another's.

It’s kind of a golden rule. If you wouldn’t give your life for a truck load of appliances, then you probably shouldn’t take a life to save a truck load of appliances.

So yeah, if some guys showed up with a truck and started emptying my house and if I judged myself to be under no threat of physical harm (a big proviso), then no, I wouldn’t escalate the danger by grabbing for my thirty ‘aught six. I definitely wouldn’t want to take anyone’s life for a simple theft. You want me to kill someone to keep your insurance rates from going up (under the assumption that I even have insurance against theft). I’m not saying that if you were robbed once, then you should leave the door open and invite them to come back. There are lots of precautions, short of arming oneself, that one can take to avoid theft.

But all this is a long way from Somalia. In Somalia, people aren't worth the time of day, isn't that right right, LTR_Seeker? I could kill a Somali pirate with a clear conscious because it’s just like slapping down an insect, right? What did Capt. Phillips do. He talked to them. He negotiated his abduction to gain the freedom of his crew. What did the Navy do? They negotiated. They talked, they bargained and they attempted to avoid an escalation of violence. Some may have cheered when the snipers took necessary action. The negotiators were hoping for a better ending. It may even be the case the snipers were hoping for a better outcome.

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Funny though most on here that had a problem with our outstanding Navy Seals protecting an American life. They are the same ones wanting the government to protect us from the evil capitalist by taking control of everything. Funny

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One, capitalists are not evil, though capitalism is sometimes misunderstood to mean nobody and especially no government should get between me and my ability to make a buck. But nobody who’s against pirates would take that position, right? Two, I didn’t and I don’t have a problem with the Navy’s action in last week’s encounter with Somali pirates. They, the Navy Seals, weren’t behaving belligerently. The Navy’s behavior was calm, rational and ethical. My problem has only been with the bloodlust of the cheering onlookers. So no, I am not being at all inconsistent to think that the federal government needs to repair the regulatory apparatus for banks and conglomerates.

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Originally Posted by 2009AD

OK, This comes from a black, muslim, paranoid, republican shemale prostitute.

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Woo, that was uncalled-for. I spend plenty time not agreeing with Brenda, but that was just nasty. What does any of that, even if true, have to do with the quality of her argument? You didn't score any points there.

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Originally Posted by MacShreach

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Originally Posted by 2009AD

OK, This comes from a black, muslim, paranoid, republican shemale prostitute.

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Woo, that was uncalled-for. I spend plenty time not agreeing with Brenda, but that was just nasty. What does any of that, even if true, have to do with the quality of her argument? You didn't score any points there.

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:-/ He left out theoretical physicist

I am the way I am because of what I am and because of where I am. This is not NYC, or LA. This is a working class suburb of the City of Chicago and the County of C(r)ook. The Crooks are all socially conservative democrats who make their campaign appearances at black Baptist churches.

trish, your putting it like would you give your TV for your life. If someone had a gun on me, then they could have the TV.

Think of it this way though. If someone came to rob you with a knife, but you had a gun and people around the corner. Wouldn't you say, "are you crazy?" pull the gun and call your people over?
People need to be let known who they're messing with. You could catch me by myself, but when I catch you it don't matter who your with your all getting dropped. You get me trish? After all we are the worlds superpower.

You don't bite the hand that feeds you. We give those people plenty of help and aid. They should be grateful we help feed their families, not holding hostages for television sets.

Thank you.