>> Hostage captain rescued, 3 pirates killed > >Awesome. I wonder what the rules are out on the "high seas"? They >have to be different than the regular civilian world. If you are >being threatened by a pirate as their boat approaches, can you fire >first? Are warning shots required? > >Really, if you are 350 miles off the coast of a country without a >functioning government and you sent them to live with the fishes, >would there even be an investigation?
Ships have to follow the laws of the country whose flag they sail under. So in the Maeserk Alabama case, it would be the US federal criminal code. And yes in spite of the feel good nature of it, tossing them overboard while alive would still be considered homicide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:294873 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
