Are you planning on setting up a kidnapping business?
You better release the hostages, or you can only do this once. If you want a recurring business model people have to have confidence you will keep your end of the bargain
this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2025
17 points (100.0% liked)
Ask Lemmy
30361 readers
2554 users here now
A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions
Rules: (interactive)
1) Be nice and; have fun
Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them
2) All posts must end with a '?'
This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?
3) No spam
Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.
4) NSFW is okay, within reason
Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either [email protected] or [email protected].
NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].
5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions.
If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email [email protected]. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.
6) No US Politics.
Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try [email protected] or [email protected]
Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.
Partnered Communities:
Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
I read some ransom plots throught the internet and I'm like "Why would the kidnappers even release the hostages if they already got the ransom money?"
๐ค
If you look at the places where they treat it like a business, they release the hostages so they can continue doing the business. If you start killing the hostages, or not releasing them, your next victim won't pay. What's the point?
If you want a recurring business model people have to have confidence you will keep your end of the bargain
I don't think so.
You rather need confidence you will always stay so much more powerful than the "other side" that you will always be able to milk them. And maybe think about preparing your retirement in time.
Always know the basic facts:
The kidnapper is a criminal.
The kidnapper decides his own actions, NOT YOU.
Besides that, in a situation where I could communicate with a kidnapper, I would try to use every single second of it to tell him all kinds of insults, the worst I could imagine.
"You call this a kidnapping? Pathetic. You're a disappointment just like your father."
"This isn't really that bad, honestly opening emails after vacation is loads worse. Do better."
I would bring a ringer with my dirty undies instead of the ransom and throw it out the car.
I can get you a toe, believe me.
"Dirty undies dude. The whites."