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I was also shocked. If only the Department of Justice could do, uh, justice to the story with some decent writing... this was way more engrossing than I thought

• close04 7y ago
  > The victim shot Hopkins multiple times in the chest. I'm also impressed by the fact that the victim shot the attacker several times in the chest yet the attacker survived.
  • wizeman 7y ago
    I think the story implies that the attacker didn't survive, since it doesn't say anything about him being sentenced. It was the attacker's cousin (who enlisted him to to perform the attack) that was sentenced. Edit: a comment below mentions that the attacker indeed survived and was sentenced to 20 years: https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/cedar-rapids-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-pistol-whipping-shooting-man-in-extortion-attempt-to-gain-ownership-of-internet-domain-20180613 https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/cedar-... It's weird that the Department of Justice's article doesn't mention that...
    • t34543 7y ago
      This is a PR article and not intended to be news. This is an ad for: > This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.
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• Rebelgecko 7y ago
  there's a longer writeup here: https://onezero.medium.com/the-influencer-and-the-hit-man-6c3905efd3c3 https://onezero.medium.com/the-influencer-and-the-hit-man-6c...