Why do people travel into risky areas and then expect their countries to help when they are kidnapped?

Question

This recent episode of a family kidnapped while sailing along the Somalian coast which is a hot spot for p****y attacks; why do they go out "looking for trouble" ?

Answer 1

For the same reason mountain climbers expect helicopters  to rescue them when they can't down ...weekend sailors expect the Navy to save them when they get lost ... spelunkers expect ropes to be dropped down to them when they can't find their way out of the cave ...little old ladies expect all traffic to stop when they cross the road against traffic...etc.

Answer 2

Cakes here in the UK people are always adviced to stay away from certian areas by the Goverment,but like Bull said it's the adventure in people that lead them to take risks.x*x

Answer 3

I would love to see the Victoria Falls, but there is no way i will even try to go there now

Answer 4

I hear what you are saying. I guess the adventure factor can be a reason and also people do not research holiday destinations. With a little research you can spare yourself and your family a lot of trouble and cost to return to safety.

Answer 5

They're adventurers. But they should at least go adequately armed and trained.

Answer 6

I don't mind my tax money going to rescue Canadians in trouble of that sort in foreign countries. What I DO object to is kids who travel for the purpose of buying drugs and getting caught and then crying that the government should save them. Or breaking laws that other countries have like that kid from the U.S. about 10 years ago that got the lash in Singapore for chewing gum. He'd been warned so it wasn't like he was ignorant of that law. And he's been in trouble rather frequently since he got home. He's just a spoiled rotten kid! Mostly rotten! 15 minutes of fame a person can live without I would think.

Answer 7

I don't think people go out looking for trouble. Some are simply unaware of the political climate in their region of travel, or they may be on a humanitarian mission *despite* the known risks. An example: A teacher was recently arrested in the Sudan. I can't recall her country of origin, but she was a "foreigner" in Sudan. She used a teddy bear as a teaching tool, and named him "Mohammed", as one of her students was named Mohammed. She was arrested for presenting an image of the prophet Mohammed, which is apparently forbidden by Islam. She had no knowledge of the Koran, which states that no image is to be made in the likeness of Mohammed, or something to that effect. She would have been sentenced to 6 months in jail AND 40 lashings with a cane. Finally, she was pardoned by the Sudan govt. Her words to the reporter interviewing her last night when asked if she'll teach abroad again, she stated that she would be travelling to China shortly to teach school there.

Answer 8

cakes , i understand what you say , but the world shouldnt be like that , we should be free to go and do what we like without fearing for our lives...

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Cakes , agreed that its a well known fact that pirates troll the area , but it doesnt mean those people were looking for trouble , Its a well known fact that there are +/- 37 hijackings in SA  Everyday,  that does not mean that everytime we get into our cars , we are looking for trouble , dont get me wrong , im not saying that we should put ourselves and families in danger to prove a point but we should not let criminals dictate how we live and governments should do something about it , its their duty...

Answer 9

I agree Cakes, I would love to see Iran and Iraq, visit all the sites, but I will not go there because it is just too dangerous. I would also love to go to Gabon, but I am too scared. I mean every one knows somalia is a hot spot, no go area.