Pay Off Their Anticipated Ransom Early… in Lead

These pirates had a surprise lead delivery:

Cruise Ship Fends Off Pirate Attack With Gunfire

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The small white skiff approached the Italian cruise ship Melody after dinnertime as it sailed north of the Seychelles, the pirates firing wildly toward the 1,500 passengers and crew on board. What the pirates didn't expect was that, in the darkness, the crew would fire back. In a new twist to the increasing scourge of Somali pirate hijackings, the private Israeli security forces aboard the MSC Cruises ocean liner fired on the pirates Saturday with pistols and water hoses, preventing them from clambering aboard, the company's director Domenico Pellegrino said. "It was an emergency operation," Pellegrino told The Associated Press. "They didn't expect such a quick response. They were surprised."

Nothing says “We don’t want to be bothered by you pesky pirates while we are on a cruise” like throwing a little hot lead in their general direction. Maybe the Orlando store owners should consider pitching in and hiring the same private Israeli security company to take care of the armed robbery problems on I-Drive. It is interesting to note, that private Israeli security companies were also hired by private business owners in New Orleans after Katrina hit. Maybe it is time to bring a little bit of the Hebrew Hammer to O-town.

Instead of calling the local violent offenders Domestic Urban Terrorists or Orlando Insurgents, maybe I will start referring to them as O-Town Pirates.


And remember...NEVER negotiate with terrorists.