Comments on: Parliament approves stiff penalties for piracy http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/stories/07/04/parliament-approves-stiff-penalties-for-piracy/ Guyana News, Sports, Businesss and Entertainment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:55:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Pantha http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/stories/07/04/parliament-approves-stiff-penalties-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-11649 Pantha Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:16:35 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=16028#comment-11649 Same old same old. Do not hold your breath. There is no infrastructure to support true interdiction and patrol efforts on the high seas, and there's a whole lot of coastline to cover. Any criminals that are "caught" are likely to be small fry to (gasp!) pinched a seine or something equally trivial. Same old same old. Do not hold your breath. There is no infrastructure to support true interdiction and patrol efforts on the high seas, and there’s a whole lot of coastline to cover. Any criminals that are “caught” are likely to be small fry to (gasp!) pinched a seine or something equally trivial.

]]> By: BOEING777 http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/stories/07/04/parliament-approves-stiff-penalties-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-11193 BOEING777 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:32:09 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=16028#comment-11193 Penalties are only enforceable when you catch the criminals. So far the track record of this regime shows negative on all accounts. Therefore, this is hogwash. What good are laws if they can not catch the criminals!!! Visionless. Penalties are only enforceable when you catch the criminals.

So far the track record of this regime shows negative on all accounts.

Therefore, this is hogwash. What good are laws if they can not catch the criminals!!!

Visionless.

]]> By: freetorun http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/stories/07/04/parliament-approves-stiff-penalties-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-11163 freetorun Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:48:15 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=16028#comment-11163 what happened to the illegal gun laws. what happened to the illegal gun laws.

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