What's the difference?

From Ed Steer’s column this a.m. (thanks gwr1)

Link: http://www.borowitzreport.com/2010/04/25/somali-pirates-say-they-are-subsidiary-of-goldman-sachs/

Snippet:

“In the aftermath of the shocking revelations, government prosecutors were scrambling to see if they still had a case against the Somali pirates, who would now be treated as bankers in the eyes of the law.

“There are lots of laws that could bring these guys down if they were, in fact, pirates,” one government source said. “But if they’re bankers, our hands are tied.”

Comment:

If this connection can be proven, why must we treat the “pirates” like bankers?

Why not the other way around, and treat the bankers for what they really are: pirates, crooks, etc.

Seems fair to me.

Good Luck to all!