Several top Russian officials have plunged to their deaths from windows in recent years, including a top oil executive and a defense official.

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      4 months ago

      Not the death. The method. The location. They have to be the laziest assassins ever—or Russia really needs to improve their building codes.

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        Or, maybe, it’s a terror tactic for everyone to keep in line, since it is a signature method of killing opponents. It is also gruesome enough to be a huge deterrent. There is nothing funny about this, it’s completely tragic.

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        If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Star Wars, it’s that evil empires generally don’t put much emphasis on workplace safety. Good handrails and such cost money that could be used for superweapons and cool outfits for your bodyguards.