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Old 03-27-2007, 11:09 PM   #1
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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...13549FFAF5.htm

I'm not sure what to think of this.

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Old 03-27-2007, 11:11 PM   #2
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i'm speechless...

I mean... they're not gonna harm the kids... basically they're saying that neither the children or the people are coming off the bus until they're ensured an education... They're holding the people they're trying to save hostage... It's more like a forced sit in with grenades... I think I might support these guys...
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That is absolutely ridiculous. I don't understand. Isn't there a better way to go about ensuring and education for those kids? If one of those guys get hurt, he'll look like a martyr. Really sad.
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Old 03-28-2007, 09:00 AM   #4
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i'm speechless...

I mean... they're not gonna harm the kids... basically they're saying that neither the children or the people are coming off the bus until they're ensured an education... They're holding the people they're trying to save hostage... It's more like a forced sit in with grenades... I think I might support these guys...
I would argue that he is psychologically harming the children by taking them hostage.
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Old 03-28-2007, 09:11 AM   #5
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Old 03-30-2007, 10:25 AM   #6
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I wonder how they are treating the kids... or were treating the kids... has there been an update? Has it been resolved? I thought about this more and it occurred to me that the government of this place could not give into their demands mostly because if they got what they wanted then who's to say that everybody everywhere who wants something good can't take a hostage and bankrupt the place... economically it's not feasible...
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Old 03-30-2007, 10:35 AM   #7
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the government of this place could not give into their demands mostly because if they got what they wanted then who's to say that everybody everywhere who wants something good can't take a hostage and bankrupt the place... economically it's not feasible...
Well... the fact that many (most? hopefully?) people are rational would prevent that in the majority of situations. Hostage-takers get money quite often. Money is good. I need money. I'm still not going to go take some hostages. It's perfectly feasible for the government of this country to "give into their demands" because, well, hopefully the hostage-takers would be in jail before it made any difference... and that would be enough to discourage other would-be "do-gooder" hostage-takers.

Here's how this would work in the US, I imagine:

"We want these kids to have a good education!"

"Ok, sure... we promise. Now come out of the bus."

"I'm so glad you gave into our demands!"

"You have the right to remain silent..."

It's not like they're asking for a million dollars and a helicopter to fly them to Tahiti or anything.
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