The many purposes of kidnapping, primarily aggravated, include ransom demands, procuring a hostage(in a bank robbery perhaps), with intent to commit sexual crimes, robbery, murder, to terrorize the victim(perhaps a stalker or a domestic dispute), or to achieve political aims(which may fall into a terroristic act). In many foreign countries kidnapping is an often used tool to fund terrorism, drive political and revolutionary goals, and simply as a source of income. Until recently Mexico City was the kidnapping capital of the world. Taxi drivers in Volkswagen Bugs would pick up fares then refuse to let them out until a ransom was paid. Typically no harm was actually done to the victims and with the introduction of larger four door cars to be used as taxis the practice has abated
The many purposes of kidnapping, primarily aggravated, include ransom demands, procuring a hostage(in a bank robbery perhaps), with intent to commit sexual crimes, robbery, murder, to terrorize the victim(perhaps a stalker or a domestic dispute), or to achieve political aims(which may fall into a terroristic act). In many foreign countries kidnapping is an often used tool to fund terrorism, drive political and revolutionary goals, and simply as a source of income. Until recently Mexico City was the kidnapping capital of the world. Taxi drivers in Volkswagen Bugs would pick up fares then refuse to let them out until a ransom was paid. Typically no harm was actually done to the victims and with the introduction of larger four door cars to be used as taxis the practice has abated