not just government enforcers, any kind of criminal enterprise too. If I was ever blackmailed with "do X or we will kill Y", the first thing I would do is to t

not just government enforcers, any kind of criminal enterprise too. If I was ever blackmailed with "do X or we will kill Y", the first thing I would do is to tell the entire world. This would massively increase the risks associated with actually killing that person, as then the police would immediately know who to suspect.