I follow the Pirate Code: 1) Honour Ransoms. when it's worth it. 2) Always use overwhelming force, that way step 1 is a whole lot easier. 3A) Smack talk away. 3B) Never praise a victim; if anything just thank them for paying the idiot tax. 4) You're a pirate and thus a murdering criminal. Read a history book. 5) A pirate's word is about as reliable as his code of honor.