Pirates…the rest of the story.

Posted: April 9, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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Glenn Reynolds talks about the Pirate situation and notes something:

Funny that nation-states successfully suppressed pirates for years without such troubles, suggesting that the law has not exactly “progressed” in this area.

The problem is the law has progressed. Until the mid 1800’s or so pirates taken in the act on the high seas could be hanged at once without further trial. Remember the Royal Navy has ordered its ships to avoid detaining pirates because they were afraid of violating their human rights.

Expect more of this unless it is treated harshly.

It’s kind of interesting the pirate situation…

Posted: April 9, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news

…when you remember that before 9/11 the president had a similar with a US ship and China.

After long negotiation Sec state Powell secured the release of the crew.

Personally I think there are two easy solutions.

#1 sink the lifeboat, the pirates will be two busy not drowning to kill the captian.

#2 Four snipers 1 shot each.

In the end they can wait them out they are on a raft, they aren’t going to be allowed to get to shore so their surrender is going to happen.

Notre Dame continues to brew

Posted: April 9, 2009 by datechguy in catholic
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I think that Notre Dame’s administration might be praying (assuming they actually pray) for something to come up to get them out of this mess.

Even MSNBC covered the 10 priests of of the CSC objecting. Fr. Jenkins leaked statement suggesting that because President Obama is not Catholic these rules don’t apply is only going to make things worse. (Then again he hasn’t found a church yet has he, maybe he is Catholic and we just don’t know it?). This is going to keep producing pixels till it is resolved one way or the other.

Clear on the concept

Posted: April 9, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speech, opinion/news
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Well I know nothing about SUU university but i do know one thing. At least one Senior by the name of Jeffrey Wilbur paid attention when reading the Constitution much closer than the administration of his college to wit:

In light of SUU officials plan to designate “Free Speech Zones” on campus, I thought I’d offer my assistance. Grab a map. OK, ready?

All right, you see that big area between Canada and Mexico, surrounded by lots of blue ink on the East and West? You see it?

There’s your bloody Free Speech Zone.

Jeffrey Wilbur

Senior communication major from Bountiful

This has gotten attention. No less than the great free speech crusader from the north Ezra Levent quotes him positively.

But think about it for a moment. Is this not a horrible thing that the public expression that the entire US is a free speech zone is so novel that we bloggers are celebrating it? It should go without saying. That fact condemns our politically correct and cowardly society more than anything else.

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