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David asked in Entertainment & MusicMovies · 2 weeks ago

In the movies when people take hostages, why do they point the gun at the hostage instead of at the enemy?

If I have a hostage, I'm just going to start shooting at the enemies instead of threatening them that I'll shoot the hostage

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  • susan
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    If I'm the hostage and there's not a gun pointed at me, I'll probably leave. Just sayin. 

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    That's kinda the whole point of having hostages.

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    Most criminals are complete idiots while you apparently are completely brilliant

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