Pirate on When to Negotiate, Kill Hostages

Exclusive Interview: Pirate on When to Negotiate, Kill Hostages | Danger Room | Wired.com: "From what I’ve seen, initial demands tend to be about 10 times the previous publicized ransom, is this a rule of thumb?

We know that we won’t get our initial demands, but we use it as a starting point and negotiate downwards to our eventual target. But as a rule, yes, that’s about right."