Here I was thinking this is a very good example why paying ransoms should indeed be outlawed. It's a classic case of the individual's short-term interests confl

Here I was thinking this is a very good example why paying ransoms should indeed be outlawed. It's a classic case of the individual's short-term interests conflicting with the long-term interests of both society at large and the individual being blackmailed. My main reservation is, I'm not sure how effective a ban on ransom payments would be, in reality.