Somali pirates attempt attack on Dutch warship

[Red Spyder]

Well, I can see that the dutch military is not made up of cold blooded killers. I think that goes for the military forces in just about all NATO. Though it would not have been a great loss for the world, nor would I have felt the need to condem the dutch for blowing them all away, hell, I would have preferred they did, but it was really nice of them to let them live. Maybe they had reporters aboard so the lesson is: don't take reporters on those cruises.

 

[Gordar]

ok, that makes no sense whatsoever :rofl2:

i do speak a wee bit dutch and the title says: Where to go with the captured Somali pirates? :hatsoff:

piracey has come along way, from the oceans to the PC. Capt. Blackbeard would be proud.

The article is written in German (but I assume that was just a typo)...

Anyway, please consider the following...

1. Even though their original intention was to attack (probably anyway), the Somali pirates didn't as soon as they found out they made a mistake.

2. The ships were in international waters. This means that if the Dutch catch pirates, dutch laws apply & in the Netherlands someone is innocent until proven guilty (& the pirates didn't do anything to them).

3. These people were & are technically civilians, not military personell.

So, keeping these little facts in mind, if the dutch had attacked & killed these people they would have been tried as soon as they got back home for killing civilians without provocation. If they had taken them to the Netherlands they would have been free in no time & probably would have demanded their skiffs & weaponry back as well.

 

[Supafly]

Nah, they should have been sent to the best jails.

They should get jobs at Lehmann Brothers and learn how to do some SERIOUS money :thumbsup:

 

[mrtrebus]

Careful how you speak about the Dutch. I hear they're quite vengeful creatures. Who do you think came up with the "Dutch Oven"?

Bring. It. On. Fucking Dutch! :thefinger

 

[Hot Mega]

Somali pirate: "Whoops! TURN AROUND! TURN AROUND!"

 

[CunningStunts]

Darwinism in action... I love it!

 

[LaLiLuLeLohan]

The article is written in German (but I assume that was just a typo)...

Anyway, please consider the following...

1. Even though their original intention was to attack (probably anyway), the Somali pirates didn't as soon as they found out they made a mistake.

2. The ships were in international waters. This means that if the Dutch catch pirates, dutch laws apply & in the Netherlands someone is innocent until proven guilty (& the pirates didn't do anything to them).

3. These people were & are technically civilians, not military personell.

So, keeping these little facts in mind, if the dutch had attacked & killed these people they would have been tried as soon as they got back home for killing civilians without provocation. If they had taken them to the Netherlands they would have been free in no time & probably would have demanded their skiffs & weaponry back as well.

You and your facts and logic! Hmph!

 

[Facetious]

Re: Somali pirates attempt attack on Dutch warship




Kudos to the Dutch ! They actually have a sense of self preservation unlike the rest of the free world.

Jasper Shuringa, the Dutch film director that crushed the would be Christmas Day bomber on flight 253 was cool too.