> The US makes it illegal to pay kidnapper ransom What? I read the book "Never Split the Difference" written by a former FBI hostage negotiator, and it had sto

> The US makes it illegal to pay kidnapper ransom What? I read the book "Never Split the Difference" written by a former FBI hostage negotiator, and it had stories of him helping with some kidnapping cases and offering a ransom. If I remember correctly his goal was not to avoid paying a ransom, but to make it as small as possible. Good book by the way.