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Isn't illegally entering another country's territory an act of war? Sink the boats, problem solved. Presumably another, much larger, problem will be created. B
by pc86 3y ago
Isn't illegally entering another country's territory an act of war?
Sink the boats, problem solved. Presumably another, much larger, problem will be created. But the illegal fishing might stop.
- FpUser 3y agoYeah, let's cut the arm out so the finger does not itch
- callalex 3y agoIt would only take a few examples to change behavior.
- ActionHank 3y agoThey often target countries that are not able to effectively police or defend their waters.
- pintxo 3y agoThe ocean is so vast, few, if any, countries are able to monitor, let alone defend, their share of it at all times.
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- Sanzig 3y agoIt's illegal fishing, not a ballistic missile submarine. Nobody needs to die over this. Send in the coast guard, impound the ship, assess big fines. If the fines go unpaid, sell the ship.
- golergka 3y agoUnless you’re able to impound a significant % of their fleet, their profits would still cover the losses and this wouldn’t serve as an effective deterrent. Sinking the ship, on the other hand, would make the crews really uneasy about going into your coastal waters. People don’t weigh probability of dying against a survivability of the whole fleet.
- kersplody 3y agoNot that simple: Most of these Chinese fishing boats are classified as Chinese Merchant Marines, a devision of the Chinese Military, so sinking them is an act of war. This is a real headache for managing illegal Chinese Fishing of Vietnam waters and other countries within the 9 and 11 dashed lines.