11-26-2008, 07:17 AM
GGD wrote:
[quote=kj]
Of course it's wrong, and illegal, but I have a hard time getting too outraged. The only article I read seemed to say the pirates weren't hurting anyone, and were actually treating the hostages really well (catered food, etc.).
Here's an article that seems to differ from your what you had read.
"Freed sailors: Pirates are animals"
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11...index.html
I guess it doesn't make sense to think there is any kind of "standard" treatment. But if you read the article you quoted, it says none of the crew members were harmed. In fact, the worse thing it says they had to endure was showering two at a time. There's no mention at all of physical beatings or anything. I find this surprising. They have good reason not to kill anyone, but you'd think beatings would be fine. kj.