Sad Ending Siege

Seriously, one has to wonder at the thought process.

To prove my innocence in alleged crimes of extortion, I shall kidnap a bus-load of tourists.

Nope. Can't follow it. And rightly so. I wouldn't like to think like a hostage-taker.

For context: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/world/asia/24phils.html?src=me

Found while browsing the supermarket aisles...

The biscuit formerly known as golliwog? Relics of a time gone by, I
think this is what happens to politically incorrect snacks in a PC
world.

What would Enid Blyton say?