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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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- susanLv 72 weeks ago
If I'm the hostage and there's not a gun pointed at me, I'll probably leave. Just sayin.
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
That's kinda the whole point of having hostages.
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
Most criminals are complete idiots while you apparently are completely brilliant
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