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I really can't see how he thought this would be a successful negotiation. "Don't negotiate with terrorists." If the prison gave him special treatment that would
by williamscales 9y ago
I really can't see how he thought this would be a successful negotiation. "Don't negotiate with terrorists." If the prison gave him special treatment that would establish a precedent. Subsequently, other prisoners would attempt to negotiate special treatment. If the activity were solely restricted to "pen-testing" then it might be a net positive, however, since we are dealing with known criminals here it does not seem likely that things would go well in the long run.
- klibertp 9y ago> "Don't negotiate with terrorists." > since we are dealing with known criminals here Every time I see something like this I'm reminded how fortunate I am to live in Europe. "Known criminals" are people too, you know, you can't just take anything from them for free, they are not slaves, they deserve a fair compensation for the value they provide. Not to mention, being "tough" on them simply doesn't work the way you'd hope to. I really think that the system in your country would benefit tremendously from being a bit more humane.
- valuearb 9y agoSweat is a lifelong criminal and a cop killer.
- StanislavPetrov 9y agoThe described situation in no way describes a negotiation with a terrorist. He gleaned some information entirely on his own without violating any rules, hurting anyone, or threatening anyone. Its entirely reasonable for him to negotiate for some minor benefits in exchange for the information that he legitimately discovered. He wasn't extorting the jail, or threatening to escape if he was rejected. He offered to negotiate in good faith and they failed to reciprocate.