Britney Spears Music Used To Scare Off Somali Pirates

[BlueStateSaint]

Hey, it's good for something!

Britney Spears Music Used To Scare Off Somali Pirates



Whoever believes that Britney Spears' music isn't powerful, need think again. Chart toppers like "Hit Me Baby One More Time" and "Oops I Did it Again" have proven to be effective weapons when blasted at approaching Somali Pirates who reportedly retreat at the mere sound of the songstress.
 
Rachel Owens, 34, a merchant navy officer on huge super tankers off the east coast of Africa says music is a really effective way of deterring the pirates and their high-speed skiffs: “Her songs have been chosen by the security team accompanying our tankers because they thought the pirates would hate them most. These guys can’t stand Western culture or music, making Britney’s hits perfect.”
 
According to Rachel, the blasting of Britney's music can be specifically targeted as well: “The speakers can be aimed solely at the pirates so as not to disturb the crew. They’re so effective the ship’s security rarely needs to resort to firing guns - as soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney they move on as quickly as they can.”
 
The music is currently a second line of defense and is utilized when initial calls from armed security guards on board fail to deter the pirates.
 
Steven Jones, of the Security Association for the Maritime Industry, said the US police and military were the first to use music to deter potential raiders. Subsequently, the tactic was adopted by cruise ships and merchant navy vessels to scare off pirates. “I’d imagine using Justin Bieber would be against the Geneva Convention,” Jones said. “Pirates will go to any lengths to avoid or try to overcome the music, even using earplugs.”

The rest is here:  http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/10/28/Britney-Spears-Music-Used-To-Scare-Off-Somali-Pirates

Now if it'd only scare off lefties . . . !

[Chris_]

Might as well paint the ship pink as well.

[Wineslob]

You sure it wasn't her big snake?

[Fourwinds]

For the life of me though, I cannot figure how music instills fear in people where armed guards don't. I mean if it works,  it works. But still.

[biersmythe]

For the life of me though, I cannot figure how music instills fear in people where armed guards don't. I mean if it works,  it works. But still.

 Have you heard any of her music?....guns I have, that shite isn't allowed in the casa!

edit for punctuation.

[Chris_]

Have you heard any of her music?....guns I have, that shite isn't allowed in the casa!

Ask Manuel Noriega how great pop music is at high volumes.

[biersmythe]

Ask Manuel Noriega how great pop music is at high volumes.

Naw shoot first ask...well no questions needed.  that needs to be the rule with these pukes!

[Chris_]

Naw shoot first ask...well no questions needed.  that needs to be the rule with these pukes!

You ruined my joke.  But I gotta agree with you there.

Bill Clinton should have taken a page from Bush's invasion of Panama instead of letting Janet Reno set fire to the Branch Davidian's buildings in Waco.

[biersmythe]

You ruined my joke.  But I gotta agree with you there.

Bill Clinton should have taken a page from Bush's invasion of Panama instead of letting Janet Reno set fire to the Branch Davidian's buildings in Waco.

Yes the ATF murdered all those peeps. Didn't need to be that way but hey the govn knows best, And for all the trolls yes they had guns but the ATF was the first to kill and they set fire to a building with civilians in it.