I remember the first HN thread I saw where a lot of commenters chastised anyone who brought up the possibility of assassination, supposedly out of "respect" for

I remember the first HN thread I saw where a lot of commenters chastised anyone who brought up the possibility of assassination, supposedly out of "respect" for the bereaved next of kin. I wonder if the family would have found sufficient courage to do what they deem an obvious necessity without seeing others ask the same questions they apparently had themselves. While a prediction market of actions can obviously lead to perverse incentives, a prediction market of comments may have some utility in aligning commenters utterances with their true beliefs. Where are those commenters now? Why aren't they chastising the parents to stop poking the hornets nest, out of respect for ... the other next of kin / friends / ...