tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post6480233340342854073..comments2012-01-29T13:51:36.885-05:00Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-9360602177655522192012-01-29T13:51:36.885-05:002012-01-29T13:51:36.885-05:00Do we value the lives of foreign criminals less than we value the lives of the indigenous? Examples such as Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson come to mind both of which were given trials and sentenced to jail rather than death (Note: although Dahmer’s crime was the killing of children, they were mainly poor and minority). I am not comparing the acts of the Navy Seals to those criminals, I am just pointing out that those Somali criminals may have killed in the past but their current crime was only that of kidnapping (a crime punishable by death? I think not.) Let it not be said that Americans are heartless only to foreign criminals - we do collectively reap what we sow - in business and in war. I can attest to the business side. But as an american business traveler, if I were kidnapped I would hope my capters the same fate as those Somali criminals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-84598033315749751272012-01-26T17:45:34.096-05:002012-01-26T17:45:34.096-05:00I agree with the title of your post - these are somali criminals, not somali pirates. This distinction does have some important legal implications. http://piracy-law.com/2012/01/26/the-legality-of-the-seal-team-6-rescue-in-somalia/Roger L. Phillipshttp://piracy-law.comnoreply@blogger.com