And everyone is outraged that the governments of these people are "letting" them get beheaded because they will not indulge the terrorist's demands. And now that the Philippines have done as asked and their citizen is about to be let go they are even more outraged. "See?!?!?!", they say, "All you have to do is do whatever they want and no heads get chopped off!" I mean after all, how many movies and TV shows do you see where hostage situations are resolved by giving the criminal everything they want? At least at first.
The real problem here is the Philippines. I was so disapointed in them when I heard that they were giving in. The same way I am disapointed in parents at the supermarket when they make a stand about something, and then the kid throws a temper tantrum and the parent gives in. That is what we are dealing with here. It's a temper tantrum on the part of the terrorists, and the Phillipines just let them eat all the candy they want.
Now that's not to say that the propper course of action is to spank A CHILD. You should never spank A CHILD. But terrorists, no matter how whiney or cranky they act, are not children. So I fully support spanking the crap out of them once we get a hold of them. But that's just me. I'm sure there are many hippie liberals out there (my sister) who do not support the use of excessive violence against terrorists.
In the mean time you should know that I deal with a lot of temper tantrums in my line of work as a teacher at a day care center, and I've fould a pretty good standard way to deal with them. I think this method works very well, and might even work well for the terrorists. (And since it contains no spanking, should appease the hippie liberals.)
Ok so there is a child throwing a temper tantrum. The most common situation is, you have told them they can't have something they want, and they are now on the floor kicking and screaming. The first thing to do is pick them up and plop (yes plop) them in a chair, or in a pinch anywhere away from the group (situation). Then you say in a very firm voice, "Now you sit there untill you can get a hold of yourself. And when you're ready you may come back." Then you walk a few steps away and turn your back.
If they get up to run, as they always do, you grab them and re-plop (ploping is key here. Don't be gentle about it but don't hurt them either) them into the chair. SAY NOTHING. Continue to repeat this untill they stop getting up. It is not the same effect if you hold the child down. That is giving them the attention they want. It is much more frustrating for them to get up and them be ploped down. You may have to re-plop 10, even 20 times. I saw one teacher deal with an extremely stubborn girl who had to be re-ploped 58 times. But most children will learn after 10 or 20 that they aren't going anywhere.
And you want them good and frustrated. You want them to make it hard on themselves, because then it will be so unplesant and they will see that you don't really care (because remember you are not talking to them and not holding them and not even looking at them) they will learn fairly quickly that tantrums are not a profitable way to get what they want. It is also important to note that children can be EXTREMELY stubborn. And if you plan on ever using this method for dealing with temper tantrums you must NEVER GIVE IN! Don't be the Philippines! It destroys everything, and makes the child see that a long and loud enough tantrum will get them what they want. Embarassed in public? Take them to the car and do it. Hurts to see them like that? Yes, but deal with it.
Eventually all the kicking and screaming will turn to a limp crying where they no longer try to get out of the chair. That's good. Continue to "ignore" them but really keep an eye on them. Sometimes the tantrum re-fules and goes to scream and run again. If there are other children around, encourage them to ignore the tantruming child. The children in my group at school have been at our center so long they instintively know what a tantrum looks like and most of them automaticly turn their backs. Chat with the other children, and give them positive attention that the tantruming child can see. Pat them on the head, or hug the good children. That way the tantruming child sees what they are missing.
When the crying gives way to a pittiful whimpering and sniffling, re-state what you said to them earlier, "When you are finished you can come back over." NOTE: sometimes saying this too soon will start them up again. If they come to you and are still crying send them back. Say, "You aren't done crying. Go back and sit untill you are done." Sometimes that will start them up again too. You may have to re-plop. But I've found that most of the time they are so phisically and emotionally drained that they will just go back and sit. If they are boogery, hand them a tissue, but say nothing.
Soon they will come to you, face wet and sniffing. Now is the time to show them you care. Ask, "Are you finished now?" and when they nod yes, give them a hug and say, "Good." I find it effective with older (4, 5, and 6 year olds) children to joke about it to relive the tention as they come back to the group. "Because that was kinda' silly" I'll add to my "Good." Then it's important to go back to what you were doing with that child before the tantrum. Ignore that it happened. Don't even bring it up. If you show that it upset you, the child may try to use it as a tool again. It is also important to deal with any future tantrums in the same way. Although I've had VERY few repeat offenders.
So back to the terrorists. They are throwing a tantrum because we won't give them what they want. So you plop them in a jail cell and you say in a very firm voice, "Now you sit there untill you can get a hold of your self. And when you're ready you may come back." And then you wait untill they are done kicking and scream-- wait a minute you hippie liberals! They are NOT CHILDREN! They aren't carrying on because they want a peice of candy! They want total world domination and for us as Americans to die horrible slow deaths in our own homes! That's what we won't give them, our retreat and our deaths! And they are not kicking and screaming, they are CHOPPING OFF HEADS! What do we say, "You sit there untill you are done chopping off heads"?
So why treat them like children? We care for children, keep them safe. So we teach them that tantrums get them nothing, so that they won't do it again. Terrorists WILL NOT LEARN. So go right ahead and SPANK THE CRAP OUT OF THEM. Get the freakin' paddles and spank, spank, spank! They deserve it!
And when their buts are good and sore, let them rot in jail. Those jerks. I mean, if you must spank something, spank the people in this world who really deserve it, right? Little kids don't deserve to be beaten. These ass holes do. Lets send all the abusive parents a terrorist of their own to wail on when they are frustrated.
So in conclusion, be nice to children, spank the terrorists instead. Thank you.