tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post5177732299089384839..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: modern piracyjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-41366964760887116332009-04-22T20:47:00.000+02:002009-04-22T20:47:00.000+02:00hannahfærie and molly--excellent piece in The Inde...hannahfærie and molly--excellent piece in The Independent, thank you for sharing that! it's another angle on what i was actually trying to get at...that this is an extremely complex issue with compelling stories on all sides.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-75011760204147843202009-04-22T20:14:00.000+02:002009-04-22T20:14:00.000+02:00I was just going to send you a link to the same ar...I was just going to send you a link to the same article. I don't agree with it all, but it's always good to know someone's looking at both sides!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678300547613778858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-18031462572667371302009-04-22T15:52:00.000+02:002009-04-22T15:52:00.000+02:00Interesting blog post, I feel this is a very compl...Interesting blog post, I feel this is a very complex issue. Here is an article I read recently - http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-you-are-being-lied-to-about-pirates-1225817.htmlhannahfaeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061917831165239460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-10490503209631552182009-04-17T00:31:00.000+02:002009-04-17T00:31:00.000+02:00Criminal behavior should never be condoned. Behavi...Criminal behavior should never be condoned. Behaviors won't change in places where crimes are prevalent until it's people are changed...maybe. Until they are no longer poor, sickened, following ill leadership...<br /><br />There will always be criminals, but you would think those who became pirates might not have been pirates if they had grown up somewhere other than Somalia or someplace similar. (nature vs nurture theory) Although, there are many who live in places as such who didn't become something. Is this something that can be changed or not -- I'm not sure.Pattern and Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911394491083914986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-9895284817036637722009-04-16T17:35:00.000+02:002009-04-16T17:35:00.000+02:00though the harm to people and the high costs are h...though the harm to people and the high costs are horrible, I always worry what drives people to such desparate measures....I can only thank god that I was born in a land where I can get plenty.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-58885781719015719752009-04-16T15:54:00.000+02:002009-04-16T15:54:00.000+02:00As we continue to over-populate the globe and the ...As we continue to over-populate the globe and the variance between "haves" and "have nots" increases with more and more poverty - we will be seeing an escalation of piracy, kidnapping and other forms of extortion.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-9604715331318865452009-04-16T14:21:00.000+02:002009-04-16T14:21:00.000+02:00Just last night dearest asked why said pirates wer...Just last night dearest asked why said pirates were so bad recently. I told him they weren't the spot light was on them now. <br /><br />You are right the US Press is good about riding out a story until the public loses interest and then dropping it (like yesterdays news... couldn't resist) <br /><br />I truly hope that it doesn't end there - as just a news storyJust Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842126422147340390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-44636148217187945522009-04-16T12:46:00.000+02:002009-04-16T12:46:00.000+02:00molly--i didn't go into every detail here, but you...molly--i didn't go into every detail here, but you're right that the lengths and expense that the shipping companies will go to just might cause the desperate people to go to greater and greater lengths...it's a difficult question and there aren't any easy solutions. <br /><br />jelica--it is totally related to those boats of people coming across and trying to get into europe. and definitely stems from the uneven distribution of wealth on the globe...<br /><br />as i see it (and i didn't really go into that, maybe another post for another day), this issue is a real opportunity for the international community to truly stand together and do something real about it--and it has to start ashore, not just by sending more destroyers out to patrol the waters. that'll just make the pirates more desperate and escalate the situation further. i have many more thoughts on this and will no doubt post them. :-)julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-16684155713839866862009-04-16T12:35:00.000+02:002009-04-16T12:35:00.000+02:00I enjoyed reading your post--very thoughtful analy...I enjoyed reading your post--very thoughtful analysis. <br /><br />This whole piracy issue reminds me of the problems with illegal migrants from Africa desperately trying to reach the shores of Europe. As you said, when people have nothing to lose they can be quite daring--you can always have better sea patrolling but I don't think that in itself will stem the flow (and same goes for piracy). Even if this particular problem does get solved, or at least put under control in the short run, in the longer term as long as there is such asymmetry in the distribution of wealth on the globe there will also be the Robin Hood style attempts to get a little bit of (perceived) Western pie.Jelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-59124890925755102932009-04-16T11:40:00.000+02:002009-04-16T11:40:00.000+02:00Great post. I've been reading reports on this for ...Great post. I've been reading reports on this for some time and wondering if/how it affects your work.<br />And as you say the worst thing about piracy, like all crime, everywhere, becomes the fear thereof and the associated lengths and expense people will go to to avoid possibly becoming victims. And so crime-ridden regions (and communities)become more isolated, more poor, more desperate and thereby produce more criminals.<br />Oi vey.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678300547613778858noreply@blogger.com