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Serious Q, but what incentive would they have in killing him? Would that get them their money back? Wouldn't they lose more than they could gain?
by altdataseller 4y ago
Serious Q, but what incentive would they have in killing him? Would that get them their money back? Wouldn't they lose more than they could gain?
- googlryas 4y agoI can't speak to the plausibility of this actually happening here specifically, but usually it is done to set an example for future folk who might try some funny business.
- Eisenstein 4y agoIf they can't get their money back, then would they why not kill him?
- wmf 4y agoSo you're saying they should torture him first, extract some money, then kill him?
- enchantments 4y agoBut that's how it works in the movies!
- iszomer 4y agoI guess in the more mainstreamed (or conspiratorial?) memeable circles, one would hope they don't get Epsteined; McAfee of the more recent note.
- tedunangst 4y agoTime for some game theory...
- sgammon 4y agoAnger
- acdha 4y agoTo encourage their other money launderers to stay in line. Criminals can’t rely on things like contracts since they can’t take someone to court so one way to prevent cheating is the threat of violence against the person or their family. In this case, I’d bet that he’s safe if he ends up in federal custody since being in prison is also effective punishment from this perspective. If not, it’s easy to imagine something happening to him if he tries to hide somewhere since the message “you can’t run far enough” will heard by everyone in that world.