It has negative externalities? Don't make it illegal. Tax it to hell. $50k minimum plus 700% of the ransom paid ought to cover it. Dodging those taxes and tryin

It has negative externalities? Don't make it illegal. Tax it to hell. $50k minimum plus 700% of the ransom paid ought to cover it. Dodging those taxes and trying to pay secretly, now that's illegal. The taxes paid by the desperate and careless can be used for the expensive international cases against the scammers.