“It could even be a video game: control a RL machine gun on the deck of a RR-run ship. Each pirate gets you $100...”
I agree. I just watched the movie, “Captain Phillips”, on DVD this afternoon. I was appalled by the lack of defense capability of the ship and it’s crew. Not even a single handgun. If they had blown the pirates’ small attack boat out of the water before it even got close, there would have been far fewer lives put at risk. Political correctness gets people killed.
Thank governments worldwide for disarming the law abiding seafarer.