User blog comment:Buyingstars/Town of Salem - Role Ideas/@comment-99.137.249.5-20150503033444/@comment-5498154-20150613104659

Kidnapper was the role SCII Mafia made to balance out the fact that you could have multiple Jailors in the same game. It seemed to overpowered so they added the Kidnapper into the mix to make people question if the person they are being jailed by is trustworthy. The reason why Jailor is so overpowered in ToS is because no matter what you are going to get results assuming your jailed captive is a member of the Town. But by adding the Kidnapper, it strikes a balance because the Jailor is now a subceptable candidate for lynching.