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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Is it just me, or does $8k seem like a really small amount of money for hiring a hitman? Did they have a coupon?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People are dumb. I've seen cop shows where they pay the "hitman" $500-$2K for a hit.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If some enterprising disruptor startup started doing hits for $500, we’d solve the traffic problems in LA and the Bay Area in less than a week.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

That seems about right if the hitman is local, it's a small area, and they're just starting out. You get that word of mouth advertising going then you can start charging a higher rate, charging for travel, and making a real living.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Three people at the same restaurant.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

New customer discount, you know how these online services are nowadays

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That's how they get you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Reading the source, it appears that 8k was only a 50% downpayment:

Wan then electronically transferred a 50% downpayment of approximately $8,000 worth of Bitcoin to the dark web marketplace.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So was this a sting? I’m not sure how he didn’t realize something was off when “accident” and “normal shooting” were the same price

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not sure where you’re shopping but both are the same price where I order my hitmen from

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you don't have homegrown hitmen, store bought is fine.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve always been more of a “boutique” hit man experience connoisseur myself

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well you would be... CIA bot

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're not buying hitman, we have hitmen at home.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Hitmen at home 🔫

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

I mean accident may also be simultaneously easier as there’s much less heat on the (hypothetical) hit man

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Seems like you know a lot about this subject...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

happens to everyone