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Originally Posted by sugarpop
So I guess in a sense he was saying paying the money was thought of as a cost of doing business in that part of the world.
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It's seen that way by the pirates as well, which can lead to a weird sense of entitlement, like with corrupt officials and bribery.
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Why would they pay if the crew/hostages are dead? If they start killing hostages, then I would think most countries would fight back.
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vice versa. I don't think we did anything wrong in this case, but there is good reason to avoid escalation when possible.