Reply #108: I see few if any people on DU celebrating the death of the pirates

[NeedleCast]

Although I have little problem with it. Live by the sword, die by the sword, and all that. If you chose to make piracy your profession, your chance of catching a bullet goes up exponentially. I understand there are underlying circumstances behind it and that's pretty much the case for anyone who turns to a life of crime, but that doesn't mean I have much sympathy for the criminal, pre or post 9/11. Our government has made it pretty clear throughout it's history the messing with American citizens abroad is a fairly bad idea and significantly increases your chance of violent death.