Why do we pay ransom to pirates instead of just killing or arresting them after they let the hostages go? Won’t paying them just make them keep stealing ships and holding them hostage?
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Because then they end up killing the hostages and the people paying the ransom are typically people that don’t want the hostages dead. They’re more concerned with their loved ones not dying than they are about the long term ramifications for strangers.
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