pirates killed
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- harlequino0
Kind of sucks all around this situation. Not that it justifies their actions at all, but were I in a situation where my local economy were dessimated and I couldn't feed my family, I could see myself turning to crime. That's what piracy is anyway, it just still has the "Yarrgh" mystique still attached to it.
I've heard of more violent pirates, doesn't seem like this was the case with these guys. They would have shot the captain days ago if they were.
I don't know very much at all about the Ivory Coast (if that is where they hail from) except for a basic awareness of the toxic spill(s) and I've heard of it as being a dumping ground for corporate waste. But I think you can gain an understanding of why people do some of the things they do based on circumstances beyond their control, without condoning the violent or criminal choices they make.