Lessons in Ruthlessness, Part 2: Spoiling the Grandkids

As with our last Lesson, today’s Ruthlessness is brought to you by two old people, this time in Florida. The couple (their names have not been disclosed) offered $100 for the murder of their son’s wife, along with her three children and the family dog. The reason, according to the cops, is that the couple’s son is in the clink for “sexual battery on a child, lewd and lascivious molestation and showing obscene material to a minor”. The kids were the victims of this fine young man’s alleged crimes, and I’d bet that the dog was probably involved in some way, too. Is it just me, or does the “showing obscene material to a minor” thing sound a bit bland compared to raping your own 10-year-old daughter? Anyway, grandma and grandpa apparently tried to have the kids killed to prevent them from testifying against their perverted father. Nice. It seems that being a sociopath is genetic after all.

What I find most shocking about this is that this crazy couple actually thought they could get 4 people whacked for $25 a pop, or just $20 if you count the dog. That might have worked back in the Depression, Pops, but $25 doesn’t buy as many apples today as it did back then. If I could get anyone greased for $25, there’d be a whole lot of corpses out there. Did these two really not get suspicious when the guy they were talking to agreed to such low prices? So remember, if you want to have your grandchildren killed, be prepared to pay top dollar. This isn't one of those jobs you can give to a Mexican that you picked up at Home Depot.