“The only way we have left to control suicide-terrorists would be precisely to convince them that blowing themselves up is not the worst-case scenario for them, nor the end scenario at all. Making their families and loved ones bear a financial burden— just as Germans still pay for war crimes— would immediately add consequences to their actions.”
Nassim Taleb
This is an unexpected application of the principle of Skin in the Game and is worth considering.
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