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Since this kind of scam "murder for hire" site has been around the dark web for a while and apparently, there are people dumb enough to pay them something, one
by mrandish 7y ago
Since this kind of scam "murder for hire" site has been around the dark web for a while and apparently, there are people dumb enough to pay them something, one would hope that various law enforcement agencies have set up fake sites and are harvesting erstwhile 'clients'.
However, based on the article, there's an apparent lack of law enforcement interest due to jurisdictional challenges. Perhaps it's also harder to get govt funding for something as 'routine' as attempted murder vs headline fodder like pedos.
I imagine there might be an opportunity for a reality TV producer to create a "To Catch a Murderer" show along the lines of "To Catch a Predator." Once they have a real 'client', they could let the client know a date and time for which they'll need an alibi and then suggest a nearby location that has video surveillance by which the would-be client can establish their presence.
That creates an oppty for the host of the show to approach the client at the alibi location, ostensibly to return the client's money because there are 'problems' with the hit. The ensuing conversation would likely lead to some high ratings as well as broadcast-quality, multi-angle indictment evidence.
- sillysaurusx 7y ago> "To Catch a Murderer" Scene: a quiet house in the middle of suburbia of Nowhere, MO. The house is dark. From the inside, someone hears a tapping at the window. The killer quietly slides the window up and through the frame. Suddenly, all the lights come on and Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" starts blaring through a Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System. The killer immediately tries to jump back through the window, but – smack! – the window is shut. It's bulletproof glass, and has been remotely locked. The song mutes. "Take a seat." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c1vWnF9bS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c1vWnF9bS4
- idclip 7y agothats like the plot of john wick, brilliant!
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- flafla2 7y ago> one would hope that various law enforcement agencies have set up fake sites and are harvesting erstwhile 'clients' This is entrapment, and is therefore highly illegal and in my opinion immoral as well.
- goatsi 7y agoIt's not entrapment. Entrapment is a very narrow set of circumstances. >The key aspect of entrapment is this: Government agents do not entrap defendants simply by offering them an opportunity to commit a crime. Judges expect people to resist any ordinary temptation to violate the law. https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/entrapment-basics-33987.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/entrapment-basics-33...
- muddi900 7y agoGiven that FBI is famous for catching terrorists 'red-handed' with bombs they provided, who were recruited to commit terrorist acts by FBI agents, and sometimes are mentally ill, I'd say the standard for entrapment is quite high.
- mrandish 7y ago> This is entrapment, and is therefore highly illegal and in my opinion immoral as well. This would not be entrapment as I described it (emulating the site in the article). I agree with you that law enforcement has been guilty of egregious entrapment by hanging around conservative mosques initiating contact and actively promoting jihad, then encouraging any vaguely interested response to the extreme of supplying the idea, plan, accomplices and means. What I described was a "murder for hire" site hiding on the dark web and requiring initiating and inquiry, responding positively, specifying the 'hit', paying in advance in bitcoin and finally supplying a name, address and photo of the person to kill. While non-terrorists certainly attend conservative mosques, it's hard to see how someone NOT very interested in commissioning a murder accidently sends an inquiry, specifies the job, pays a hard-to-get currency in advance, etc.
- ErotemeObelus 7y agoErstwhile means "former" not "potential."
- Nextgrid 7y ago> there's an apparent lack of law enforcement interest Imagine how better the world would be if all the effort, time & money spent on litigating bullshit like DMCA, piracy & patents was instead invested into solving real crimes like this.
- hluska 7y agoThat’s one heck of a good idea. I’d actually subscribe to cable to watch that show.
- deku-shrub 7y agoI am not allowed to come along for the arrests :(