I wants me rights, matey. And rum, too

"The Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has been told by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates because doing so may breach their human rights." (Emphasis mine)

I couldn't read any further than this without feeling ill. You try.

It's so incredibly sad to see what once-mighty England has been reduced to, all in the name of political correctness.

What about the human rights of the large number of people killed each year by these thugs?

"A Foreign Office spokesman said: 'There are issues about human rights and what might happen in these circumstances. The main thing is to ensure any incident is resolved peacefully.'"

I think that they should send him out to deal "peacefully" with those murderous pirates.