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I'm curious how he thought he would get away with it. If the plan was successful, he'd control the domain name, which seems like pretty damning evidence.

goldcd 7y ago
If he'd survived. If say he'd been killed after the transfer, I'm not sure Police would have checked to see if the victim had made any domain name transfers prior to the home invasion.
- Nextgrid 7y ago
  Would you (or anyone with even half a brain) risk a murder conviction on the basis of "I'm not sure police would check"? Especially considering there wouldn't have been any obvious motive for the killing which would make them investigate further. Not to mention, owning the domain is a permanent record, so even if they don't check it immediately, the evidence can always resurface years later.
  - throwawaymath 7y ago
    Rationality is already on holiday when you decide to steal a domain name at gunpoint.
    - ryanlol 7y ago
      And this domain name in particular...
  - rumanator 7y ago
    > Would you (or anyone with even half a brain) risk a murder conviction on the basis of "I'm not sure police would check"? No one with half a brain would risk an assault conviction for a bloody domain name transfer. But here we are, dumbfounded as we can possibly be.
    - FDSGSG 7y ago
      >No one with half a brain would risk an assault conviction for a bloody domain name transfer. I might! Provided the domain was something like blockchain.info, myetherwallet.com or some other domain that you could easily use to steal hundreds of millions in cryptocurrency. Although, if there's a serious risk of an assault conviction then the plan probably just isn't very good.
      - rumanator 7y ago
        > I might! Provided the domain was something like blockchain.info, myetherwallet.com or some other domain that you could easily use to steal hundreds of millions in cryptocurrency. Just go with a vanity domain and just skip the assault charges. Go with blockchain.christmas or blockchain.website. Problem solved!
        FDSGSG 7y ago
        That solves the domain problem, not the vast amounts of cryptocurrency problem.
  - root_axis 7y ago
    There would be a lot less murder if killers rationally considered their actions.
- tw04 7y ago
  Given they were threatening the domain owner’s friends, even basic police work would’ve quickly turned it up. Even without police work I’m sure friends or family would’ve volunteered the info.
  - crtlaltdel 7y ago
    that is an assumption
    - ncallaway 7y ago
      Yes, it would have to be. The entire situation is a hypothetical, so the only thing you can operate with is assumptions.
      - crtlaltdel 7y ago
        the entire situation is documented in the linked article, so i'm failing to see how that’s hypothetical.
        behringer 7y ago
        The hypothetical is that they were planning to murder the victim instead of just rob him.
        crtlaltdel 7y ago
        ah, i see. thx!
- nkrisc 7y ago
  Guy threatens domain owner and his friends over domain name. Domain owner ends up dead and Guy now owns domain. Everything documented. I think it'd be an easy case. I'm just glad it didn't come to that and the domain owner is alive and well, all things considered.

goldcd 7y ago

If he'd survived. If say he'd been killed after the transfer, I'm not sure Police would have checked to see if the victim had made any domain name transfers prior to the home invasion.

Nextgrid 7y ago
Would you (or anyone with even half a brain) risk a murder conviction on the basis of "I'm not sure police would check"? Especially considering there wouldn't have been any obvious motive for the killing which would make them investigate further. Not to mention, owning the domain is a permanent record, so even if they don't check it immediately, the evidence can always resurface years later.
- throwawaymath 7y ago
  Rationality is already on holiday when you decide to steal a domain name at gunpoint.
  - ryanlol 7y ago
    And this domain name in particular...
- rumanator 7y ago
  > Would you (or anyone with even half a brain) risk a murder conviction on the basis of "I'm not sure police would check"? No one with half a brain would risk an assault conviction for a bloody domain name transfer. But here we are, dumbfounded as we can possibly be.
  - FDSGSG 7y ago
    >No one with half a brain would risk an assault conviction for a bloody domain name transfer. I might! Provided the domain was something like blockchain.info, myetherwallet.com or some other domain that you could easily use to steal hundreds of millions in cryptocurrency. Although, if there's a serious risk of an assault conviction then the plan probably just isn't very good.
    - rumanator 7y ago
      > I might! Provided the domain was something like blockchain.info, myetherwallet.com or some other domain that you could easily use to steal hundreds of millions in cryptocurrency. Just go with a vanity domain and just skip the assault charges. Go with blockchain.christmas or blockchain.website. Problem solved!
      - FDSGSG 7y ago
        That solves the domain problem, not the vast amounts of cryptocurrency problem.
- root_axis 7y ago
  There would be a lot less murder if killers rationally considered their actions.
tw04 7y ago
Given they were threatening the domain owner’s friends, even basic police work would’ve quickly turned it up. Even without police work I’m sure friends or family would’ve volunteered the info.
- crtlaltdel 7y ago
  that is an assumption
  - ncallaway 7y ago
    Yes, it would have to be. The entire situation is a hypothetical, so the only thing you can operate with is assumptions.
    - crtlaltdel 7y ago
      the entire situation is documented in the linked article, so i'm failing to see how that’s hypothetical.
      - behringer 7y ago
        The hypothetical is that they were planning to murder the victim instead of just rob him.
        crtlaltdel 7y ago
        ah, i see. thx!
nkrisc 7y ago
Guy threatens domain owner and his friends over domain name. Domain owner ends up dead and Guy now owns domain. Everything documented. I think it'd be an easy case. I'm just glad it didn't come to that and the domain owner is alive and well, all things considered.