Breaking up is hard to do

[Bugman]

And,it seems,expensive.



NBCNewYork.com
updated 8:51 a.m. CT, Fri., Feb. 27, 2009
NEW YORK - Sometimes people do stupid things. Posting an ad seeking a hit man to attack your ex-girlfriend is one of them, especially if you put your contact information at the bottom.

Newsflash: Cops surf the Internet, too.

Karim Emara apparently didn’t think twice, however. Emara posted an online personal offering $5,000 to the person who would assault his ex, police said. Not only did he want her hurt, the New Jersey man was specific about what he wanted done.

The ad called for an individual who would hit the woman in the knee with a blunt object — possibly a baseball bat — and permanently scar her face — possibly by cutting her, according to law-enforcement authorities.

Cops arrested Emara Wednesday night when he showed up at a prearranged location to give the hired brute his ex-girlfriend’s name, address and photograph. The AT&T computer programmer was charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.

Emara was being held on $250,000 bail at the Bergen County Jail. His arraignment was scheduled for Thursday morning.

 

[C.K. Storyteller]

I have to assume that this gentleman was crying out for help. Perhaps this was the only way he could keep himself from going after her himself.

Either that, or he's just an idiot.

 

[pspforever]

damn thats crazy... thinking to have a hitman kill your ex is bad enough but specifying what you want done is even worse. the crazy things we do. interesting news.

 

[KrazieDog]

He deserves whatever they throw at him in sentencing. This is becoming so common now days. They need to make the charge mandatory, assault with a deadly weapon ALONG with conspiracy. They shouldn't get off any lighter than the person they are paying to do the crime. You paying to make it happen is just as bad as being the person swinging.

 

[milagros317]

Either that, or he's just an idiot.

I'll go with that, he's just an idiot. A dangerous idiot.

 

[Carsomyr]

I guess I should really be surprised that there are people like this, but, for some reason I'm not...

He deserves whatever they throw at him in sentencing. This is becoming so common now days. They need to make the charge mandatory, assault with a deadly weapon ALONG with conspiracy. They shouldn't get off any lighter than the person they are paying to do the crime. You paying to make it happen is just as bad as being the person swinging.

Agreed