Somali Pirates

I was just reading an article on pirates. I was thinking about the similarity between pirates and Gaddianton robbers. I particularly noted that in the article it says most people won't stand up to the pirates which is leading to this problem. This sounds similar to the problems with the Gaddianton robbers in the Book of Mormon. Eventually the Nephites combined for protection and overcame the robbers.
I'm going to leave this post a little unresolved (it feels unfinished). I see a parallel between pirates and robbers.