It is unrealistic because as long as just enough victims pay to make it worthwhile, the bad guys will keep doing it. My assumption is that the cost to find vic

It is unrealistic because as long as just enough victims pay to make it worthwhile, the bad guys will keep doing it. My assumption is that the cost to find victims and make the request is low enough and that number folks that will still pay regardless of the law is high enough to make it it worthwhile for the bad guys. Best case, it lowers the profit margin for the bad guys. Meanwhile, the victims face being punished even worse.