Royal navy must now be nice to pirates

The Royal Navy used to strike fear into the hearts of pirates. No more. It's under strict orders to be nice to pirates- at least of the currently ubiquitous Somali variety. As well they might; there is a serious concern, apparently, that captured Somali pirates might succeed in claiming asylum in Britain, and burden the social welfare system.

But rest assured that the vengence of the Crown still strikes terror into the black heart of Captain Hook.

BTW, do you know who the pirate's favorite quarterback is?

FArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrve.

Meanwhile, here is a piece from FOXNews on why we just can't hang 'em, like in the good old days.