U.S.-Thai pair facing death for 'sea home' should fight charge, Thailand says

Re:U.S.-Thai pair facing death for 'sea home' should fight c... by duxup on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:21PM (#19700765)

I get some of the appeal to some extent but let's say you could just build something out on the ocean and claim some sort of sovereignty. What protection do you have from someone just coming along and taking it from you?

Do they imagine some sort of everyone has sovereignty paradise, when a Mad Max / Waterworld type result seems just as likely?

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Re:U.S.-Thai pair facing death for 'sea home' should fight c... by ragesh on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:33PM (#19700857)

I'd imagine that one of the perks of sovereignty is that no one, other than your own army, is obliged to protect you.

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Re:U.S.-Thai pair facing death for 'sea home' should fight c... by dsfyu404ed on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:23PM (#19700785)

What is there to take? It's not like their floating tube with a house on top is worth a lot or efficient to liquidate.

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Re:U.S.-Thai pair facing death for 'sea home' should fight c... by drivingmenuts on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:41PM (#19700926)

You don’t have to have anything. All it takes is for som one to think you have something. If they can afford to build a hut on a tube, someone, somewhere will likely take an interest.

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Re:U.S.-Thai pair facing death for 'sea home' should fight c... by Causality1 on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:45PM (#19700959)

They're explicitly not claiming sovereignty.

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Re:U.S.-Thai pair facing death for 'sea home' should fight c... by duxup on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:56PM (#19701048)

What do they feel they get out of being in international waters?

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Re:U.S.-Thai pair facing death for 'sea home' should fight c... by seszett on Friday April 19, 2019 @02:58PM (#19702054)

> What is there to take?

Well, their house to begin with.

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