My only problem with this action is that “detaining” the pirates doesn’t do much to deter them. I’m sure the average French prison is much more comfy than whatever sh1t-hole these people come from in Somalia. And then, after they serve their time, I’m sure they’ll have good immigration lawyers and end up living in France.
Join the Pirates! Move to France!
“My only problem with this action is that “detaining” the pirates doesn’t do much to deter them.”
I agree. Taking these scum to an American or Western European Courtroom to try them for their crimes, and then giving them a few years in a comfy prison, isn’t going to deter other pirates at all.
I have no problem with an initial seizure of the boat and pirate crew. Sift through the boat for all evidence of links to other pirate ships or organizations. “Extract” (a word used only by dentists and intelligence officers) whatever information you can from the prisoners. Then kill them and stick their heads on a pike at the nearest Somali port.
Now, THAT’S deterrence.
Which is why the French handed them over to the Kenyans for trial. A Kenyan prison is not likely to be nice.