Some billionaires might own yachts so they can get rid of bodies at sea and make people disappear.

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driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br · 81 pts · 239d (1 reply)

And for the implication

teft@piefed.social · 34 pts · 239d

Nah, they have whole islands in the Virgin islands for that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Saint_James

givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 239d

You don't need to be a billionaire or even own a boat...

People stage accidents on rented boats and even cruise ships fairly often.

Regardless of if it works and they get away with it, a lot of people have seen Dexter.

Billionaires can just outspend the government on lawyers to get away with anything. So there's probably a higher percentage who assume they can get away with it.

Because DA's are obsessed with win rate, they give cushy plea deals to people who can pay for good lawyers. Regular people and the government are the opposite, and innocent people are forced to take plea deals because time served and probation is always better than a 1% chance of 25 years in prison.

For a billionaire they just have to keep stalling till the money runs out. Even where Kirk got shot, the local officials were immediately freaking out over how they were going to pay for it all. So it doesn't even take being a millionaire in some places. There's a reason the children of lawyers are usually insufferable...

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 45 pts · 239d

They don't use their own boats.

They have a guy, who knows a guy, who can get a boat, and make it look like an accident.

dan1101@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 238d

Thee has always been talk about international waters not being policed, and party boats attract party girls. It's a perfect setup.

MissJinx@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 238d

what for? laws are only for the poor.

e.g

StopSpazzing@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 238d (2 replies)

Always thought Mariana Trench would be a great place to hide bodies in weighted steel barrels...

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 238d (1 reply)

i suspect a human body would be quickly devoured before it reaches the bottom, plus the pressure will pulverize the bone before it gets to the bottom.

StopSpazzing@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 237d

Exactly my thoughts ;)

Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 238d

They can do it live on television at this point. There no one to hold them accountable.

In Russia, they fall out of windows, in America they “suicide” in prison. Same shit different dipshit.

CannedYeet@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 238d

Don't forget swift getaways once the feds catch on on to you.

IWW4@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 238d (4 replies)

Let’s start at the beginning. Good luck defining what a yacht is.

Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 238d (3 replies)

A yacht is a ship bought and used by an individual

shalafi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 238d
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 238d (1 reply)

Got a source on that?