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0 pointsmcguire4y ago0 comments

The true skill of choosing ransoms is to make sure that it's high enough to compensate you for the risk you take, but low enough to the other options are unappealing to the victim.

Large businesses can trivially set aside a few million dollars per year for ransoms. Small businesses don't have the ability to change the system.

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afrodc_4y ago

That's a very good point. In that same vein, I do wonder if the hostage takers are that aware of the implications of their actions without letting greed guide them, not being a cohesive organization themselves.

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