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Relative risk/reward.

Kidnapping in the US is extremely high risk and low reward.

Kidnapping in the developing world is a different story.

In some places, kidnappings are now being conducted further down the wealth food chain targeting middle class victims at the maximum daily withdraw cash limit in ATMs.

Transactional, high velocity kidnapping,

Unlikely to be investigated and followed up by overwhelmed local law enforcement.

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I remember that in Ecuador and Peru people called that kind of kidnapping "secuestro express."

In Brazil, it's "sequestro relâmpago", roughly translated to "lightning kidnapping"

If in Brazil you are carrying a concealed weapon like some people do in America, will as many "sequestro relâmpagos" still be successful?

I only have one friend who was kidnapped and having a concealed weapon wouldn't have helped him. He had three guys pointing weapons at him before he even realized he was being kidnapped.

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