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Article #10521Re: Question?
From: Paul Hyett
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:23
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:23
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On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Ben Howard <!!!!@!!!!.!!!!> stated this considered view. To keep the thread going, I replied - > >Necro wrote in message <3a3e0d03.227426@news.cix.co.uk>... >>The four capital crimes used to be that, treason, murder, and piracy, >>but i think piracy may've been removed from the statute books a while >>ago as well. > > > An interesting window on modern civilization's distance from the real >world. Piracy is still a major problem on the high seas even in this day >and age... I guess England just forgot about it because pirates don't >attack English warships anymore. I dare say they wouldn't last too long against a Cruise missile! :) Anyhow, any pirate with half a brain isn't gonna attack someone capable of fighting back. -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham, England
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