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Can someone please explain why faking a death would somehow expose the identity of the purported contract killers? That was the narrative being floated in the news yesterday.
The Kremlin earlier Thursday said the story was "at the very least bizarre" and dismissed accusations that it had attempted to assassinate Babchenko.
a wife hires a man to paint her husband's house, the killer gets cold feet and goes to the authorities.
Hassan_Rouhani saysa wife hires a man to paint her husband's house, the killer gets cold feet and goes to the authorities.
What on earth are you talking about??
justme saysHassan_Rouhani saysa wife hires a man to paint her husband's house, the killer gets cold feet and goes to the authorities.
What on earth are you talking about??
Should I re-type it more slowly? It's a fucking description of a fucking standard LE practice of staging a fucking murder in order to prosecute the fucking person who fucking ordered it. Makes the case in court so much stronger than a simple testimony of a contract killer who decided not to go through with the murder.
Here's a concrete example: http://www.fox5dc.com/news/man-fakes-his-death-to-help-police-catch-wife-in-murder-for-hire-plot
Makes no sense.
I doubt the Ukrainian Intel and this Journalist were that smart
Wouldn't be surprised if every other important Ukie Intel Guy was on the take from either the Oligarchs/Mafia, Russia or both.
Before 2014? Sure. To the point of literally Russian citizens running intel agencies, (equivalent of) Secret Service and even fucking Ministry of Defense. But they kicked out thousands of Russian whores via lustration process since then.
It's obvious that Russian fucks were caught by surprize when it turned out the guy is not dead and the whole plot is uncovered.
FortWayne says
Makes no sense.
Jeebus!
What exactly makes no sense to you? Person A goes to peson B and says "kill person C and I'll give you $X". Person B agrees but goes straight to police.
If police arrests A for attempted murder of C straight away the whole case hinges on B's word vs A's word. Which means A most likely walks if tried in front of a jury.
Now, if jury sees and hears the tape of A paying money to B in exchange of a picture of "dead" C, A gets the chair.
Hassan_Rouhani saysIt's obvious that Russian fucks were caught by surprize when it turned out the guy is not dead and the whole plot is uncovered.
You are giving way to much credit to Ukrainians here.
Here is a short history of Ukraine in the last 15 years:
1. 2003 - credit bubble starts
2. 2007-2008- the top of credit bubble. Currency is at 4.5 to 1 dollar
3. 2010-2012 - Currency at about 8-10 to 1 dollar after credit bubble deflated. People were looking to Europe or Russia to save them. Of course both of those had their own issues.
4. 2014-2015 - Currency got to 40 to 1 dollar
5. Today - economy still sucks.
Kiev has come under fire after it admitted staging the killing in a bid to foil what it said was a real assassination plot by Moscow against the anti-Kremlin journalist.
Babchenko made a scarcely credible reappearance at a press conference in Kiev on Wednesday, more than 12 hours after the Ukrainian authorities reported he had been shot dead at his home in a contract-style killing.
"My goal was to stay alive and ensure the safety of my family. That is the first thing I am thinking about. Journalist standards are the last thing I am thinking about now," the Russian said at a second press conference on Thursday.
After initial expressions of relief that Babchenko was alive, many fellow journalists have sharply criticised the staging of his death for undermining the credibility of the profession.
"Friends, I couldn't care less. I don't care whether you believe it next time... as when I'm dead it won't matter to me anymore," Babchenko replied.
The Kremlin earlier Thursday said the story was "at the very least bizarre" and dismissed accusations that it had attempted to assassinate Babchenko.
Babchenko's staged killing fooled the world's media and led to press freedom groups raising fears about the impact it could have on the work of journalists around the globe.
Some said the staged death could only lead to more accusations of "fake news", at a time when the distinction between credible and non-credible sources is becoming ever more crucial.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-journalist-shot-dead-kiev-police-213647704.html