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But what would she find one? Go to the second result on Google? Most people would never be able to find a real hitman since it would require taking very obvious risks to find a real hitman - and would just give up.

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This is the sort of thing that makes me wonder if I’m backward as all get’out. I’ve never been very tough-on-crime, but if you genuinely hire a hit (murder) on somebody through a shady website, and agree on a contract, well, this is an act that seems indefensible.

The fact that it was a parody site seems amusing, but not defensible, since presumably she was not aware of the parody.

The whole part about her meeting the hitman at a Waffle House, and giving him a $100 down payment seals the deal. That's not LARPing. That's an overt act.

Guess I'm backward as well.

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