Would you ever consider becoming a modern pirate?

Modern piracy seems to be a quite profitable enterprise, with incredible profit margins and no taxes to pay. The latest record sale for an abducted ship went on for about 5.5 to 7 million $.
It is an easy business to start too, all you need are some buddies to join you, some small, cheap and fast boats and some cheap automatic weapons from the black market, so the investments are not too high either.