Professional assassination
Apr. 29th, 2004 01:45 pmRight. Well, we've all had days where we want someone dead. Occasionally, we really mean it.
So hypothetically:
How much would you pay to have someone removed?
Working on the assumption that it's going to be a person who _really_ annoys you, or there's some advantage in it.
I figure there's a certain threshold value in it, - obviously anyone taking the contract is going to need a 'risk vs. rewards' calculation - there's a chance they'll end up going to prison for a looong time, and they're also likely to have some additional expenses. (Sniper rifles ain't cheap ;p).
I figure you could probably operate legitimately as a 'life insurance' group. After all, life insurance is a bet that you won't die before a certain point.
So what you do, is take out a £500 life insurance policy on someone, that's automatically entered as a sweepstake for 'who can best describe the cause of death'.
Or maybe a 'first caller after they die'.
Obviously all such things would be held confidential, and no records would be kept of any transactions.
Also, there would be a 10% or so 'administration fee'.
The question is though, how much would that service be worth?
Edit: And on the flip side, is there a price at which you'd be prepared to accept a 'hit'?
There's also a book on the subject (thanks
mhw)
So hypothetically:
How much would you pay to have someone removed?
Working on the assumption that it's going to be a person who _really_ annoys you, or there's some advantage in it.
I figure there's a certain threshold value in it, - obviously anyone taking the contract is going to need a 'risk vs. rewards' calculation - there's a chance they'll end up going to prison for a looong time, and they're also likely to have some additional expenses. (Sniper rifles ain't cheap ;p).
I figure you could probably operate legitimately as a 'life insurance' group. After all, life insurance is a bet that you won't die before a certain point.
So what you do, is take out a £500 life insurance policy on someone, that's automatically entered as a sweepstake for 'who can best describe the cause of death'.
Or maybe a 'first caller after they die'.
Obviously all such things would be held confidential, and no records would be kept of any transactions.
Also, there would be a 10% or so 'administration fee'.
The question is though, how much would that service be worth?
Edit: And on the flip side, is there a price at which you'd be prepared to accept a 'hit'?
There's also a book on the subject (thanks
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