Somali pirates london property boom

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Degenerate wrote: »

What exactly is your point? Mine is that if you reward the pirates they will continue. It naturally follows that I would not be opposed to the handing over money as a temporary diversionary tactic prior to killing the f**kers, so it's difficult to fathom why exactly you are trying to contradict me with that. I have not seen much evidence of that occuring, however. Dead people that didn't get away with the money don't cause property booms.

And what do you mean by "hence the escalation"? Why would pirates escalate their action in response to being harshly punished? It's not a war with two sides, its pirates vs any vulnerable ship of any nationality they think will get them a good ransom, so there is no logical revenge motive. Logic dictates that when the profit diminishes and the dangers become severe, it is no longer worth being a pirate.

No.

Logic dictates no more piracy when they are dead.

If a ransom is not paid the ship/cargo would be stripped & sold to the highest bidder. Piracy would continue.


Yep.

Its cheaper & easier to kill them when they are off the ship after a ransom is paid.