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Woman jailed after Rentahitman.com assassin turned out to be – surprise – FBI

18 points by LinuxBender 3y ago

jwilk 3y ago
Other rentahitman.com stories: 2023: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35582310 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35582310 ("Man arrested after applying to be an assassin at RentAHitman.com, FBI says", 1 comment) 2021: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29391593 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29391593 ("A Michigan woman tried to hire an assassin online at RentAHitman.com", 5 comments)
- meepmorp 3y ago
  The best part is that it keeps happening.
cynusx 3y ago
Criminal darwinism in action
Run_DOS_Run 3y ago
It's hard to believe that there are such stupid people, but all right. However, it's shocking that you only get 18 months in jail for attempted murder, while people in the past got over 5 years in jail for trivial crimes like copyright infringement.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  > It's hard to believe that there are such stupid people, but all right I assume that if someone is at the point where they're willing to murder someone else, they're in an emotional place that excludes rational thought. In cases like this, it may not be that these people are stupid as much as they are blinded by anger/pain/whatever.
  - djohnston 3y ago
    Nah, it’s the fact that it’s a woman perpetrator. Women always get way less time. This is cold and premeditated, not some heat of the moment incident.
    - hulitu 3y ago
      Then what happened with: equal pay for equal work ? :)
    - JohnFen 3y ago
      I didn't claim it was a "heat of the moment" thing. Even coldly premeditated murder is coming from an emotional, not rational, mindset.
- hulitu 3y ago
  > However, it's shocking that you only get 18 months in jail for attempted murder, while people in the past got over 5 years in jail for trivial crimes like copyright infringement There are crimes, and there are crimes. Hypothetical profits are more valuable than human life.
Aisen8010 3y ago
In Brazil, the police isn't allowed to do this. The justice system accepts that the perpetrator would not follow the course of action if the government haven't created a hitman site. This approach by the fbi can lead to some bizarre situations. They shouldn't have that power.
- jwilk 3y ago
  The site is run by a private citizen, not FBI.
  - hulitu 3y ago
    But it is used by the FBI. "Look, a terrorrist. We trained it and we supplied it, but he is still a terrorist". Sincerely, the FBI
    - meepmorp 3y ago
      No, this is a person who tried to arrange a murder of their own volition. They were aware that’s illegal and took (idiotic) steps to hide that fact. There are definitely incidents where law enforcement led people into committing crimes they wouldn’t otherwise have, and this ain’t one of those.
- kwere 3y ago
  entrapment would be more like tempting someone into doing crime, this honeypot is more a public safety service as it targets already would be murderers
  - hulitu 3y ago
    Murderers which are trained in this skill by other murderers ? If someone is born in a bordello the only world he sees is the world of prostitution.

18 points by LinuxBender 3y ago

Other rentahitman.com stories: 2023: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35582310 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35582310 ("Man arrested after applying to be an assassin at RentAHitman.com, FBI says", 1 comment) 2021: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29391593 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29391593 ("A Michigan woman tried to hire an assassin online at RentAHitman.com", 5 comments)

meepmorp 3y ago
The best part is that it keeps happening.

cynusx 3y ago

Criminal darwinism in action

Run_DOS_Run 3y ago

It's hard to believe that there are such stupid people, but all right. However, it's shocking that you only get 18 months in jail for attempted murder, while people in the past got over 5 years in jail for trivial crimes like copyright infringement.

JohnFen 3y ago
> It's hard to believe that there are such stupid people, but all right I assume that if someone is at the point where they're willing to murder someone else, they're in an emotional place that excludes rational thought. In cases like this, it may not be that these people are stupid as much as they are blinded by anger/pain/whatever.
- djohnston 3y ago
  Nah, it’s the fact that it’s a woman perpetrator. Women always get way less time. This is cold and premeditated, not some heat of the moment incident.
  - hulitu 3y ago
    Then what happened with: equal pay for equal work ? :)
  - JohnFen 3y ago
    I didn't claim it was a "heat of the moment" thing. Even coldly premeditated murder is coming from an emotional, not rational, mindset.
hulitu 3y ago
> However, it's shocking that you only get 18 months in jail for attempted murder, while people in the past got over 5 years in jail for trivial crimes like copyright infringement There are crimes, and there are crimes. Hypothetical profits are more valuable than human life.

Aisen8010 3y ago

In Brazil, the police isn't allowed to do this. The justice system accepts that the perpetrator would not follow the course of action if the government haven't created a hitman site. This approach by the fbi can lead to some bizarre situations. They shouldn't have that power.

jwilk 3y ago
The site is run by a private citizen, not FBI.
- hulitu 3y ago
  But it is used by the FBI. "Look, a terrorrist. We trained it and we supplied it, but he is still a terrorist". Sincerely, the FBI
  - meepmorp 3y ago
    No, this is a person who tried to arrange a murder of their own volition. They were aware that’s illegal and took (idiotic) steps to hide that fact. There are definitely incidents where law enforcement led people into committing crimes they wouldn’t otherwise have, and this ain’t one of those.
kwere 3y ago
entrapment would be more like tempting someone into doing crime, this honeypot is more a public safety service as it targets already would be murderers
- hulitu 3y ago
  Murderers which are trained in this skill by other murderers ? If someone is born in a bordello the only world he sees is the world of prostitution.