Somali Pirate trial make your predictions here -
Age
A: 18
B: 16
C: no one will ever really know his true age because his lawyer will tell him to say 12
D: other _____________________
Trial
A: never happen
B: will happen and be a media circus
C: will happen and ACLU will be 30 lawyers deep for the defense
D: other _____________________
Verdict
A: Innocent -
B: innocent - He was never read his rights in a language he could understand
C: innocent - exegent circumstances (improper arrest/ no legal authority to detain / etc)
D: guilty -
E: guilty - conviction overturned on appeal
F: other______________________
Sentencing
A: 1 year in jail and deported to Somalia
B: 2-5 years and deported
C: 5-10 years and deported
D:10-15 years and deported
E:15-20 years and deported
F: 20-life and deported
G: convicted - quietly transfered to some willing african country with in 1 year of sentencing
H: convicted - gets probation and with ACLU's help a green card and regular welfare checks
I: other ______________________
LETS HEAR IT NOW - NO GUTS NO GLORY - PLACE YOUR BETS
I would just like to add some comments.
I was staying with my 82 year old mother for a couple of days as she recovered from some minor surgery. She DOES NOT follow the news like myself and my siblings. ( She watches ABC Nightly News because Charlie Gibson seems like such a nice man.)
My mother exclaimed, "Look at that man (the pirate) smiling. Have you ever seen anything like that.
Me: "Mom, He is getting fed three times a day. He is getting a shower at the very least three times a week. He has a bed to sleep in. He does not have to wory about rival clans coming to shoot him. He is getting medical attention for his wounded hand and he is going to have a lawyer represent him." I really wanted to point out that if he only had a goat or sheep to have relations with, then he would think this was heaven, but seeing as I was talking to my Mother I refrained form saying this.