Why did pirates bother making prisoners or enemies "walk the plank" instead of just chucking them overboard?
"Arg I hate Jim." says a filthy young man dressed in tattered habiliment. The mob of pirates scrubbed the decks in a puissant sweeps as others climbed tied ropes with in intricate knots to keep the sails in place. The cerulean waters were a clear contrast to the grimy ship that seem to part the waves with it's filth. "Aye. He does nothing but a volatile fool always using lashing out at other crewmen with a rotten deportment. Making us balance on ropes for the Captain's entertainment. That's how I hurt my leg. I heard he threw another one overboard last night." an older peg legged pirate mumbles. "Who?" "Henry by the looks of it. Didn't show up in the dining hall this morning." The younger pirate thinks to himself for a few seconds and says "What if we got rid of of him? Captain doesn't seem to like him much either" "And how do we suppose we do that?" The young pirate grins as he lips pull back to show his decaying teeth, "The Captain loves a good show" "Hey what are you doing?" shouts a fairly well dressed pirate being carried by a crowd of pirates, "Let me go at once!" The pirate pushes him to the side of the ship with a long wooden plank protruding out into the sea. The captain watches from his quarters and smiles in amusement, "Now walk the plank."
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