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Originally Posted by Jetsfan
If one of my family members were stupid enough to go to a country like Somolia and ignore the travel warnings of the Canadian government then they're out of luck and they can fend for themselves.
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Easy to say from the cheap seats. The gov't has no business paying ransoms for all the reasons listed here - no argument whatsoever. But we're all human - if it was a member of any of our families I have a hard time thinking the thought wouldn't at least cross your mind at some point of how best to end it quickly and painlessly (ie. a ransom). Not sure we'd be quite so cold if the situation were staring us in the face.