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It’s been tried. Laws against paying just make people not report to the police at all.

• yellowsir 4y ago
  well, i guess laws against murder, makes murder no report them self...
  • JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > laws against murder, makes murder no report them self One of these is more universally repulsive than the other. Were it illegal, I'm not sure I could be bothered to blow a whistle on a company paying a cyberransom. That's obviously different for murder.
  • thombat 4y ago
    The analogy is closer to being: the state will prosecute the murder victim's family for failing to properly protect them AND won't be able to locate or punish the true murderer. So in this situation, what's the family going to do? Mourn in private and not report the crime, maybe try for vigilante justice if they think they've identified the murderer.
    • abirch 4y ago
      And not let the community know there is a threat out there.
      • treeman79 4y ago
        In this scenario. the community is a danger to the family. Reporting the murder will see the community punish the family for not protecting the person better.
  • sieabahlpark 4y ago
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• counttheforks 4y ago
  Then you toss the entire executive branch in prison when it inevitably leaks. The problem will solve itself soon enough. These criminal organizations should be treated as such.