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It's also against Canadian law to pay ransoms for kidnapping, even if you're a private citizen. (Although you'll be hard pressed to find someone who has been pr
by tylerhou 9y ago
It's also against Canadian law to pay ransoms for kidnapping, even if you're a private citizen. (Although you'll be hard pressed to find someone who has been prosecuted for this.) The U.S. has a similar "we don't negotiate with terrorists" policy, but I'm not sure if it's explicitly illegal to send money.
- ryanlol 9y ago>"we don't negotiate with terrorists" A myth.
- user5994461 9y agoYes, always negotiate. The outcome if worse if you don't. Here's a book from an ex FBI hostage negotiator. It narrates some real case stories from the inside, it's well written and quite interesting. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalling-Time-Life-Hostage-Negotiator/dp/1400067251 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalling-Time-Life-Hostage-Negotiat...
- extempore 9y agoRefusing to negotiate with terrorists isn’t a strategy designed to produce the best outcome in isolation. It’s to avoid providing incentives for more terrorism, despite the consequences viewed in isolation. So “outcomes are worse if you don’t” is not relevant. Several times as many terrorism incidents with better outcomes on average is not what most people would consider effective anti-terrorism.
- ryanlol 9y agoRefusing to negotiate with terrorists is not a real strategy practiced by anyone. It’s just tough PR talk with zero basis on reality.
- user5994461 9y agoThe discussion went through ransoms, hostages and terrorism. It's inappropriate to reply to all situations with "we don't negotiate with terrorists".