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I don't think so. It would encourage more kidnapping and ultimatums.

@Dandelion: I agree, I don't think we should change our policy on paying ransoms. It will just happen more often if we do.

Paying ransoms is essential to how this terrorist organization gets it's money. While I totally understand the want of families for this to happen, if someone I loved was taken I'd move mountains and pay whatever sum, but it wouldn't stop the violence and more innocent people would get killed. It's a no win situation from my point of view.

@thereeldeal such a good point. 100 million pays for a lot of future kidnappings/ransoms/killings. Looks like they have their business plan all figured out

I was talking to my husband and I was really divided on this. A lot of European countries pay the ransoms already and one person I heard on the news said that doesn't make the kidnappings, etc. increase, but I can't see why I wouldn't since if it worked, they probably would continue to do it. However, on the other hand, these people from Europe haven't been killed since they've paid the ransom. Is it possible to even teach terrorists that you're not willing to work with them, and get them to stop killing people? Or will they continue to capture people, ransoms or not, and kill them if we don't give the ransoms? It's a hard one for me--and makes me glad I'm not a government official who has to deal with that. I feel so bad for this man's family though.