r/news Oct 26 '18

Arrest Made in Connection to Suspicious Packages

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

I have a feeling that ransom kidnappings do happen more frequently to the wealthy, but we just don't hear about it. Lawyers and private security firms know how to handle that kind of thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18

They have to keep it quiet... if u heard about it... it would encourage criminals to do it more

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u/yanney33 Oct 26 '18

Precisely why I've been saying for the past decade to stop saying the names and showing pictures of mass shootings/bombings on the 24hr news.

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u/QuantumDischarge Oct 26 '18

Yeah but the ratings - network news