Day: March 6, 2011

Dangers Of Being A Moron!

It is the weekend and as usual I have found a story that is NOT part of the driving stories of politics….as a political geek, it hurts me to write about something other than politics or economic…..but I try to be a well rounded blog……so with that said….OFF WE GO!

We have all seen the stories of this camper getting lost in the woods or that climber that has been overdue back at base and then the massive amount of rescue attempts to find these people…helicopters, people, dogs and well, the usual rescue stuff……and each of these tries cost millions to either state, local or federal governments…..

Well, my feeling is that the people that go up Mt. Hood in winter and then get caught by a storm or such….should be liable for the cost….if these people are not bright enough to know what happens then they need to pay the piper…regardless of the cost….

I bring all this up because of a situation in the Indian Ocean…..a Danish couple and their 3 children have been nailed by pirates off Ethiopia……..but there is more to this story that just that….

On a blog on which they chronicled their voyage, they reported that they had drawn up a “pirate plan” in case of attack. They sent daily position reports to naval authorities. They were comforted by the sight of anti-piracy patrol planes overhead. And they thought the vastness of the sea would help protect them.Jan Quist Johansen, his wife, Birgit Marie Johansen, and their sons, Rune and Hjalte, and daughter, Naja, ages 12 to 16, were captured by pirates Thursday in the Indian Ocean. Two adult Danish crew members also were seized in the attack on the Johansens’ 43-foot sailboat.

Please do not try to justify this!  They we well aware of where they were and what the possible consequences could be……that makes them…MORONS!  A “pirate plan”?  The pirates have massive fire power and unless this idiot had a howitzer mounted on his yacht, then it was NOT going to end well!  Any person that would put his family in that sort of danger is a MORON!  There is NO justification for this…everybody that can read is well aware the capability of these pirates and the violence that they have NO problem bringing to the table…..
If these people get out of this situation…..charges should be brought against the parents of the three children for endangering their lives…then there should be a “stupid” fine and the loss of his sea privileges….then maybe these sanctimonious a/holes will think twice before putting anyone else’s life in danger……
An arrogant a/hole that had ALL the answers!  I would almost pay to have the pirates pistol whip this guy and his wife for putting their children in this much danger……..