not nice
This discussion is far away from Ericson/boating topics, and dangerously close to political waters, which - as other forums have experienced - is not healthy for the community. I happen to disagree with much of the "let's kill 'em all" sentiment expressed here ... it is always much easier to "respond" with brutal force, rather than understand the complex socio-economic background of modern piracy (or crime, or drugs, or you name it).
Brute force is also not the solution (to piracy, or crime, or drugs, or you name it): In a world with vast economic differences and a population deprived of other options, piracy (as crime) is guaranteed.
Lastly, I certainly would not want my government to "Capture, Torture, mutilate, leave to suffer for a few days and then kill". I hope we are better than that.
Zoran