Decision to balance between reckless traveling by people to known areas of vulnerability and people who have to be present ,say like the Press.
While reimbursement by the former is warranted, for the latter it is not applicable in a Democracy.
But who shall decide?
If the govt. wants to tweak the Press, this is a good option not to miss.
By and large an unwarranted step.
If the Govt. decides that it is due to reckless traveling despite repeated appeals, it can always choose the option of not rescuing them
Story:
France has introduced a law obliging citizens who are taken hostage in countries declared to be dangerous to pay back some or all of the cost of their release operations. Confusion reigns as to which hostages would be exempted.
The new law, called The State Exterior Action Act imposes “The reimbursement of all or part of the costs incurred by release operations [..upon all French citizens who..] enter dangerous zones in the absence of legitimate reasons after having received warnings on the risks involved” according to online French news site Rue89. It was introduced in order to “Instill a sense of responsibility in French nationals.”
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