Schadenfreude

I find the fate of these people to be ironically funny. What is not funny is two things.

1) The $3bn ransom payment by the Saudi government. There is a reason the US does not negotiate with terrorists. To do so would be to encourage other dirtbags to do the same (or more) atrocious acts and demand more in ransom.
2) This paragraph:

The multimillion dollar ransoms are one of the few ways to earn a living in the impoverished, war-ravaged country. Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991 and nearly half of its population depends on aid.

Not funny at all.