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[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 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?

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 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.

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] hojjat@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago
[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] flying_monkies@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Three people at the same restaurant.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

That's how they get you.

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 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.

[–] TheAndrewBrown@lemm.ee 33 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

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 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

[–] Afghaniscran@feddit.uk 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well you would be... CIA bot

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Hitmen at home 🔫

[–] Supervivens@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

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

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

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

[–] BloodSlut@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

happens to everyone