What a great idea, putting a bounty on the terrorists - take them out dead or alive and the bounty hunter is paid accordingly. Hey we live in a competitive world so let the private sector compete among them selves to see who can eliminate the most terrorists and get paid for doing so.
Think about for a minute, everything else we do is based on getting paid for rendering a service, so why not put out a bounty on the terrorists? We all live in a free market society right, so why not use all of the tools at our disposal to end the terror threat from the Muslims.
Defeating Terrorists with Privateers
"Lighthouse Magazine” from the Independent Institute.
Privateers—private individuals or groups authorized by the government to fight on its behalf for a portion of the spoils—helped America win its independence from Britain. The U.S. Constitution authorizes Congress to utilize privateers (see the provision on “Letters of Marque and Reprisal” in Article I, Section 8), but not since the War of 1812 have lawmakers authorized any. Independent Institute Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., calls for the reinstatement of privateering to take on terrorist groups like ISIS.
“Terrorists employ creative methods to inflict brutality and death, but the civilized world has not responded with an innovative response,” Watkins writes. “Allowing privateers would encourage such a response. Congress or private charities could reward entrepreneurs who hack terrorist communication networks, locate stashes of assets, or uncover terrorist cells hiding in our cities.”
Watkins notes that the private sector has long been used for investigations and security—sometimes even in a military context. But the use of letters of marque and reprisal—more broadly, the use of economic incentives—could provide decisive help in combatting terrorism, as long as privateers and other counter-terrorism agents are held liable for any misconduct. “Allowing more private security firms to deploy their equipment and know-how would go a long way toward putting terrorist groups on the dustbin of history,” Watkins writes. “It’s time that we let them.”
Let Modern Privateers Disrupt ISIS, by William J. Watkins, Jr. (The Daily Caller, 12/7/15)
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Privateers, by Alexander T. Tabarrok (The Independent Review, Spring 2007)
Let Privateers Troll for Bin Laden, by Larry J. Sechrest (9/30/01)
Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private Profit, by Larry J. Sechrest (9/1/01)
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