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    1. Julian Sanchez‏ @normative 13 Sep 2014
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      @trevortimm But also pretty sure deterring payment of kidnap ransoms is the correct policy in this context.

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    2. Trevor Timm‏Verified account @trevortimm 13 Sep 2014
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      @normative I feel like government policy of not paying ransoms and private people doing it is different.

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    3. the facebook hater‏ @onekade 13 Sep 2014
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      @trevortimm @normative also if funding terrorists is what they're worried about, they should threaten their Saudi friends instead.

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    4. Julian Sanchez‏ @normative 13 Sep 2014
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      @onekade @trevortimm I don't think it is, actually. Payments incentivize & subsidize kidnappings, whoever pays them.

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    5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 13 Sep 2014
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      @normative @onekade @trevortimm I really don't think delusional jihadis need an additional monetary incentive to carry out kidnappings.

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    6. Julian Sanchez‏ @normative 13 Sep 2014
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      @mtracey @onekade @trevortimm I do. Time & resources are finite. A kidnapping nets $10k, you allocate a lot more to kidnapping.

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    7. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 13 Sep 2014
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      @normative @onekade @trevortimm Even if true, which I doubt, it would be a totally justifiable trade-off for saving a human life.

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    8. Julian Sanchez‏ @normative 13 Sep 2014
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      @mtracey @onekade @trevortimm You're not "saving a life," you're just changing the identity of the victims & making them more numerous.

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    9. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 13 Sep 2014
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      @normative @onekade @trevortimm No, paying money in exchange for the freeing of a hostage would in fact be "saving a life."

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    10. Julian Sanchez‏ @normative 13 Sep 2014
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      @mtracey @onekade @trevortimm In a ridiculously shortsighted way, I suppose. Obviously not worth it though.

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 13 Sep 2014
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      @normative @onekade @trevortimm The guy who got beheaded would probably disagree with your "worth it?" calculus.

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        2. Julian Sanchez‏ @normative 13 Sep 2014
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          @mtracey @onekade @trevortimm Probably. But he'd be selfish and wrong.

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        3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 13 Sep 2014
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          @normative @onekade @trevortimm Wow. OK.

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