A sad poll found in Jamaica's newspaper, The Observer

I was reading The Observer online this week when I found a rather sad poll asking Jamaicans if they would "pay extortion or "protection" money to safeguard your business in Jamaica?"  It's still a developing country and it saddens me to see the need to even ask that question. 

(this poll was found here, www.jamaicaobserver.com/poll, on 

the lower right part of the page)

The good news is that 75% of voters choose "No, I will not bow down to criminals" leaving 25% of the 2,365 voters choosing "Yes, it's a necessary evil here."  Still, the fact that nearly 600 voters felt the need to pay off extortion fees for protection shocks me.