In article ,
Nomen Nescio wrote:

... The pirates had harmed no one,...

What?!

Have you ever been in a position with a gun pointed at your head?
If so you'd hardly endorse using this euphemism, even though it is
regularly used in press articles.

Pointing a gun at other people just robs you of your rights, since then
the balance of values tips the other way.

HTH

Marc

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