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From: Arild Jensen (no email)
Date: Sun Dec 09 2001 - 22:01:39 EST
At 07:54 PM 12/09/2001 -0500, Richard Goodwin wrote:
>Well, this is new news. Interesting. It just intensifies the debate
>about whether you should carry firearms aboard boats. Or in your home.
>
>I guess the questions is: should you roll over and take it or not?
>Whether it is a robbery, or a rape? Or ?
>
>Personally, if I have to go out, I'd rather do it fighting. But that's
>my opinion, I could be wrong...
REPLY
or remember that the pen can be mightier than the sword.
Perhaps turning world public opinion against countries that are lax
about public security and policing such lawless actions would be more
effective in the long run.
While I can symphatize with the sentiment of defending yourself against
intruders, all too often such intruders carry weapons because they are
ready and prepared to use it with deadly force, not just wave it around as
an empty threat.
This same incident has sparked debate in the commercial world of shipping
about piracy in general. Now would be a good time to rouse public opinion
on a world wide scale to make a point that in a global economy there
must be global standards of public safety.
Regards
Arild Jensen
The Electronic Navigator
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