Kidnapping and murder too evil for the paladin?

[KenderKin]

Mercs get paid at least half up front (and over-charge to boot) and if they have a better payday coming they hit the road and spread the word!

5000 men sitting idol while a team of 6 goes in to eventually collect....no sense there.

[Weirdo]

Kevin Andrew Murphy wrote:

Okay, looking closely at your scenario, and your Kurmunian agents, here's what I would do if I were them and how I'd get the city over a barrel with the mercenaries...

This is a very good, interesting, reasonable scenario that does not involve anything resembling kidnapping and murder on the part of a paladin. Why use anything else?