I don't think this has been asked before, so forgive me if it has...because it seems like an obvious question. But it occurs to me that there is nothing, essentially, to stop a psychopath from setting up a vendor's account and instead of psychedelics sending cyanide or whatever. Warfarin even! Instead of a vial of steroids, a vial of insulin for instance. I would think the risk of this is infinitesimal, nonetheless existent. What do you all think? Cyber serial killers? It's not like anyone would be leaving feedback...other than 'excellent stealth, quick delivery...have yet to sample product...will update'. Macabre, eh?
EDIT: Could be a good LEO ploy to scare buyers away. Even sending sub-lethal poisons theoretically requiring hospitalisation with a trademark-type illness. I'm just surmising here. I'm a doctor by profession, so abstract thinking around this piques the imagination Could be a good LEO ploy to scare buyers away. Even sending sub-lethal poisons theoretically requiring hospitalisation with a trademark-type illness. I'm just surmising here. I'm a doctor by profession, so abstract thinking around this piques the imagination
EDIT 2: interesting comments, everyone. I would just further add that 'testing' (i.e. with an amateur colorimetric kit) would not really protect fully against this. The LD50 (lethal dose in 50%) for some poisons is extremely small and this could easily be effective in a compound composed almost entirely of drug -- but with that little bit extra of poison. I agree that the likelihood of this is low and reduced with a basic web of trust via the feedback system etc. And I agree with the person who says that the emotional 'reward' or satisfaction gained by a killer would be little due to the anonymous means of attack and seeing a result. However I think it is wrong to say 'a psychopath wouldn't go through with that kind of effort...' -- you would be surprised what kind of effort a psychopath could go to. Thinking about this, I don't think there would be any better coup for LE than the dramatically negative propaganda that a situation like this would give rise to. Anyay, to end...there's risk in everything in life and we play with risk and chance every day. So fuck it. Keep calm and carry on!
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