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by cubefox
6 hours ago
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> If you are so hell bent on "deterrence" look after presidential pardons. Yes, those create awful incentives and should absolutely not be legal. > And if you do not save your own spies given a chance One should not exchange spies for the cost of increasing political assasinations. Same reason as why you shouldn't pay kidnappers. |
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I strongly disagree for it to be used as a general approach for either spies or kidnappers. And who says it is exactly the cost? It is all coulda shoulda woulda and depends upon the particular situation.