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You can argue that actually more lives have been saved because after a public stunt like that a lot of potential murderers will be deterred from searching for a

You can argue that actually more lives have been saved because after a public stunt like that a lot of potential murderers will be deterred from searching for a killer for hire on the Internet. It will also make more people aware than just searching for killer makes them liable if somebody thinks they were serious about this.

ummonk 5y ago
"It will also make more people aware than just searching for killer makes them liable if somebody thinks they were serious about this." Not sure that's true - if you click through to the CNN article (https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/12/us/hireahitman-website-cracks-crimes-cec/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/12/us/hireahitman-website-cr...), the police will set up a meet and check whether the people actually want to go through with hiring a hitman.
- lmilcin 5y ago
  This is one of proving somebody is serious. It is not required, though. In general, Police will set up a meet because it is much stronger and difficult to refute proof. And they also don't have anything to loose - their case cannot be weakened by the suspect refusing to come to a meet.
  - ummonk 5y ago
    At the very least, simply searching for a killer is not a crime, unless they can prove you actually intended to hire the killer.
    - lmilcin 5y ago
      I can't tell what you are thinking, but "simply searching for a killer is not a crime" is a false statement. There exist no law that says "searching for a killer is not a crime". Now, there exist no law that says "searching for a killer is a crime" either, but this is up to judge/jury and in large part your luck. Judge or jury can't tell what you had in your mind. The prosecutor will lay their case and if they are convincing enough, especially to the jury, you may go to prison just based on "simple searching for a killer". The law does not require any more additional proof for you to be convicted, as long as prosecutor can convince judge and/or jury that you in fact wanted to go through with your plan. Certainly, people went to prison for much less than that. So, yes, you can in fact go to prison simply for searching for a killer if you were also unlucky.

ummonk 5y ago

"It will also make more people aware than just searching for killer makes them liable if somebody thinks they were serious about this." Not sure that's true - if you click through to the CNN article (https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/12/us/hireahitman-website-cracks-crimes-cec/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/12/us/hireahitman-website-cr...), the police will set up a meet and check whether the people actually want to go through with hiring a hitman.

lmilcin 5y ago
This is one of proving somebody is serious. It is not required, though. In general, Police will set up a meet because it is much stronger and difficult to refute proof. And they also don't have anything to loose - their case cannot be weakened by the suspect refusing to come to a meet.
- ummonk 5y ago
  At the very least, simply searching for a killer is not a crime, unless they can prove you actually intended to hire the killer.
  - lmilcin 5y ago
    I can't tell what you are thinking, but "simply searching for a killer is not a crime" is a false statement. There exist no law that says "searching for a killer is not a crime". Now, there exist no law that says "searching for a killer is a crime" either, but this is up to judge/jury and in large part your luck. Judge or jury can't tell what you had in your mind. The prosecutor will lay their case and if they are convincing enough, especially to the jury, you may go to prison just based on "simple searching for a killer". The law does not require any more additional proof for you to be convicted, as long as prosecutor can convince judge and/or jury that you in fact wanted to go through with your plan. Certainly, people went to prison for much less than that. So, yes, you can in fact go to prison simply for searching for a killer if you were also unlucky.