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WriterGirlBlue: The Price of Human Life

Ah, one of those riddle me this posts.

I want to know how it is he can put a price on human life. According to a recent post, he's charging 25 grand for "offing" some rapist. How does he come to that number I wonder? ... So how does one decide what to "charge" for such a "service"? Is it based on the cost of the expenses to do the job plus an upcharge based on cost of living? Or is it some random number plucked out of kt's head? I'd like to know.

So here, kt, measure me. I'm a married, mother of a small child (under age 2) who lives in the suburbs of Chicago. I haven't committed any crimes. Hell, I haven't even had a speeding ticket in more than ten years! I tend to be quiet, but friendly to those people who are outgoing towards me. I do the shopping once or twice a week, but most of the time I'm at home with my son. In the evenings, my husband drives home from work and we have dinner and play with our son. We'll watch some television or do stuff on our computers before he goes to bed. Sometimes we'll even (gasp!) have sex. After he goes to sleep, I'm usually up alone until midnight. I have a reasonably simple, ordinary life. I haven't hurt anyone.

But, should someone want me dead for some odd reason, how much would it be to kill me, kt? How much is my life worth in your eyes?

The target doesn't always factor into it. Difficulty does factor in. Not as much the difficulty of actually doing it as the difficulty in getting away with it. Lawyers, police, anyone in government - those deaths are likely to be investigated much more thoroughly. A judge, for example... there's a definite markup there.

The big variable is the person who wants you dead. Why plays into it. Some of it is how badly they want you dead. Some of it is how much they can afford. Some $1000000+ a year CEO isn't going to spend under 50 grand, even if it's just the pool boy fucking his wife. A blackmailed housewife who isn't making 50 grand a year just can't shell out that much.

So I guess you'd say it partly comes down to what the market will bear. So far there hasn't quite been a 6 figure job, but one didn't miss that by much. I suppose that isn't the answer you wanted. 
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