[Jagdgewehr]

Pirates operating in East Africa often release crews unharmed after receiving big ransoms. So, for the $400-billion global shipping business, paying the ransoms is still seen as a lesser evil than allowing guns aboard.

Oh my God!

[Right Wing Assault]

Pirates operating in East Africa often release crews unharmed after receiving big ransoms.

Same thing happens in Mexico. I am aware of a doctor who has been kidnapped 12 times down there and survived every time when ransom was paid. He has sent his children to the US to have a chance to grow up.