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Stinger2 (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:38 PM Original message |
How to stop Pirates, Give the Crew all Hand Grenades |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why not try water cannons first? |
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Stinger2 (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. All ships are not Oil Tankers, Some Hand Gernades are less powerful then others. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hmm, lob a hand grenade off of an oil tanker -- great idea. What a blast! |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. And Duct Tape |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Ahhh you need plastic too |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Please send chuck! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. They cannot be armed in most instances. There's the little problem of |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. What "law of the sea" forbids arming merchant vessels for self defense? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. The issue, really is "Law of the PORT" more than "Law of the sea." |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I think the OP is operating on the gungeon theory |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I'm very familiar with the LOS. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. The crux of the issue now is stopping piracy. Our SECSTATE had |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. You are eh? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Did you follow my argument? They CANNOT be armed, because |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. You just get in deeper and deeper... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Gee, deeper indeed. I thought you were the expert? |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. What exactly do you think that supports? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 09:20 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Now, you're shopping outright falsehoods that show you're either spoiling for a fight or can't read |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Another strawman and dishonest cherry picking to boot... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. You're dead wrong. But then, you have been. And you're a champion misrepresenter. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Project much? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I'm not the one using aggressive and bullying language. You are. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. Massively stupid. nt. |
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Sinistrous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. How about posting a squad of military personnel on some ships. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. There's issues with the ports, though. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-24-09 04:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. You could conceivably station naval vessels off the coasts to off-load military personnel. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. Epically dumb idea, for several reasons: |
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Stinger2 (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. If a Grenade or a small boat that blows up takes out a tanker or any monster ship we have more probl |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Don't be dense. A single hand grenade isn't going to "take out" |
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Stinger2 (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Blow them out of the water will eliminate the drive, they will not know who has them or not |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That sentence makes no sense. |
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HooptieWagon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. REALLY dumb idea. |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. So, you Loss Of Signal people are saying... |
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8 track mind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-23-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
33. i'd prefer dropping some anvils on them |
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