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Originally posted by docbungle
And it looks like they actually are willing to honor their "deals" by letting hostages go.
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...until the next time, when you upset them again.
Y'see, basically, you're rewarding violent solutions to problems. In a world where we'd like to see debate and compromise, you'd be saying: if you don't like to compromise, threats and violence will get you what you want.
That's a dangerous development, and it has to be stopped. No matter how many people terrorists abduct and murder, they *cannot* be allowed to achieve anything beyond the act itself. Otherwise, you're inviting others to try the same tactics, and before you know it, you're on the slippery slope to total lawlessness.
In this instance, I would not be surprised if rebels in the Philippines will start abducting and beheading random people too...