The largest problem with this is that when you pay someone for blackmail, there's nothing stopping them from blackmailing you again. Same with extortion, and fr

The largest problem with this is that when you pay someone for blackmail, there's nothing stopping them from blackmailing you again. Same with extortion, and frankly, same with this guy right in this case. Governments also don't negotiate with terrorists, you might have heard that before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_negotiation_with_terrorists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_negotiation_with_te... except when they do of course.