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Somali pirate pleads guilty, will get a minimum of 27 years in prison

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Amistad   

He should be tried and judged by a jury of his peers, in Somalia, if he is not to young.

 

I dont know if they put children on trail in Somalia, but jurisprudence dictates that he is a Somali problem, then the people of Somalia should be allowed to deal with him.

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Cara.   

There are old maritime laws that deal with pirates, any nation can basically arrest and convict pirates of any nationality. Pirates are considered universal criminals!

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Amistad   

The US has Marque of Reprisal laws still on the books. However it takes an act of congress to get them re-instated, all of which attempts so far by people like Ron Paul from Tejas, have been unsuccessful.

 

A little too archaic for most peoples taste...walking the plank and all that. smile.gif

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