&gt; So here&#x27;s the key question: How to you best neutralize the threat of that person?<p>Honest question: has assassination <i>ever</i> actually been effective at effecting the political change the assassin wants?<p>It&#x27;s probably easier now to assassinate someone than it ever has been in human history, but the actual number doesn&#x27;t seem higher per capita (maybe it is, feel free to correct me on that).