Back in my day you’d just pay the neighborhood troublemaker to slash your ex’s tires. My oh my how times have changed!
It won't even make headlines in most cities. And even if the assassin is caught, the "penalty" is a slap in the wrist in most Western cities, and even less in most Eastern cities.
Extremely discrete, plausible deniability, and no one bats an eye.
Take your trope and shove it.
very odd. maybe i'm just more cognizant of it and its always been this way