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Would you negotiate with terrorists?

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Would you negotiate with terrorists?
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 7:36 am (This post was last modified: January 20, 2017 at 7:50 am by Athene.)
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 7:58 am
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 8:31 am
They picked the wrong family. I am broke!
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 11:16 am
(January 19, 2017 at 6:51 pm)Jesster Wrote: I'm still undecided about this. I do have an interesting twist on the question, though.

If you were kidnapped by terrorists, what would you want others to do for you?

I'd want them to get me out.

Not the most noble answer, I'm sure. But the honest one.
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 11:31 am
(January 20, 2017 at 11:16 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Not the most noble answer, I'm sure. But the honest one.

Exactly. And I for one don't buy the "noble" response from anyone not having been there.
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 11:49 am
Terrorists would let me go within 5 minutes of holding me hostage. Either that or they'd kill me and say "fuck the money"

Also GC assumes I'd be a 'jailbird', but let's be honest. I'm not getting caught. You can't prove anything if you can't find a body.
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 11:50 am
I'd be getting gang raped by those mofos for sure. No thank you.
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 11:51 am (This post was last modified: January 20, 2017 at 11:52 am by Edwardo Piet.)
(January 20, 2017 at 7:58 am)Ben Davis Wrote: [Image: MV5BZjJmODc2ZmYtMjZkYy00M2M0LThlYTctNDBk...@._V1_.jpg]

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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 20, 2017 at 3:32 pm (This post was last modified: January 20, 2017 at 3:38 pm by Godscreated.)
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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RE: Would you negotiate with terrorists?
January 21, 2017 at 6:52 am
(January 20, 2017 at 11:50 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I'd be getting gang raped by those mofos for sure. No thank you.

lol wtf!

Also no, rob, I would not. If it was me I would hope my family would figure out a way to get me out without paying them if not I'd gladly fight them until they killed me.
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