Co-founder of Gokada found decapitated, dismembered inside New York condo

Post by classified » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:55 PM UTC

filleduchaos wrote: post #8

classified wrote: post #4

So police don't even know the cause of death, or anything else, but they do know they have video of the "killer"? I wish I were clairvoyant like this, but otherwise, may I never come under investigation from those people.

If you read the news coverage it's extremely clear why they think they have video of the suspect (and it's not clairvoyance). The first few moments of the attack were captured in surveillance footage.

Post by jedimind » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:56 PM UTC

ordinaryradical wrote: post #105

jedimind wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

YCombinator rules: "Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents. Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for. "

You need to learn where these rules apply, not just how to quote them. OP introduced context for the murder. It may not be particularly relevant or it may be spot on, but it's hardly introducing flamebait or ideology into the conversation.

Post by Leherenn » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:57 PM UTC

byoogle wrote: post #110

jeffbee wrote: post #5

The focus on the cost of the victim’s dwelling is so weird. I hope when they find my body they don’t waste half the article projecting local housing policy onto me, as if it were my fault.

This article is re-reported – and badly written: “His limbs and head were stuffed in bags in the living room. “… “It remains unclear how the victim died.” Here’s a more informative, earlier article: https://www.pulse.ng/news/ceo-of-gokada-fahim-saleh-found-de...

Post by chosenbreed37 » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:59 PM UTC

lazyjones wrote: post #73

adenozine wrote: post #6

How horrible. Why would someone do this? I'd never heard of Gokada, it looks like such a cool thing for a developing country. I wonder what the motivation was. It doesn't seem like a market where there'd be the political pressure to assassinate someone. Maybe if there was someone trying to rethink the way pharmaceuticals or something, I could understand a CEO getting chopped into pieces by some shadowy figure, but ri…

> Why would someone do this? Robbery? Murder during attempt to get the victim to transfer money or bitcoins to an intruder? Lots of possibilities even without any context except the victim being somewhat wealthy.

Post by jeffbee » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 5:00 PM UTC

GCA10 wrote: post #118

MeanSpirit wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fact that it's there to begin with implies it was noteworthy enough to include it, and the choice of including something versus not including is a value judgement. If instead the title read, "New York tech entrepreneur found decapitated wearing expensive suit", it would be more likely to strike people as odd, but isn't it essentially the same thing?

Media guy here. Lots of NYC readers/viewers either live in luxury condos or have a point of view about people who do. For people who do live in such places, the $$$ that they've paid to be there is meant to create a safe and elegant island from all the clatter and chaos of NYC street life. Murders in such settings instantly trip the "fear alert." Now all of our LC residents need to know how the deed was done and if t…