[paulcole]

> Historically it's how they stop kidnapping in countries where it's common. It REALLY sucks for the first few people after the law is passed, but after that things get better.

Is this based in reality? What countries have banned ransom payments for human kidnapping and what people did it “suck” for?

My hunch is that if your spouse gets kidnapped and you have the means to get them back, you’ll risk it.

[ars]

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/01/world/italian-ban-on-payi...

They are not the only ones, just the first I found on Google.

[paulcole]

So when you said “countries” and “historically” you meant “Italy” and “since 1991”?

Good to know you weren’t just talking shit there.