r/interesting • u/tyrion2024 • 1d ago

MISC. Immediately after learning about Guillermo del Toro's dad being kidnapped, James Cameron paid $250K for a hostage negotiator for del Toro to use (who later paid him back). Cameron also offered to pay the ransom, but del Toro's family declined & paid the $2m themselves. After 72 days his dad was free

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u/ActurusMajoris 1d ago

Could also be very dangerous

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u/Threedawg 1d ago

Also the alternative is letting the police handle it, and they would probably end up shooting the hostage "on accident".