Also my impression is that business or political assassinations exist to this day in many countries; a little searching suggests Russia, Mexico, Venezuela, possibly Nigeria, and more.
Oh definitely. In Mexico in particular business pairs up with organized crime all of the time to strong-arm competitors. But this happens when there’s an “organized crime” tycoons can cheaply (in terms of risk) pair up with. Also, OP asked about why companies don’t assassinate whistlebowers all the time specifically.
a lot of hunter-gatherer people had to be able to fight to the death, so I don’t buy that it’s entirely about the human constitution
That was not criminal murder by the standards of the time. Arguably a lot of gang murders committed in the United States are committed by people not capable or willing to go out and murder people on their own.
Oh definitely. In Mexico in particular business pairs up with organized crime all of the time to strong-arm competitors. But this happens when there’s an “organized crime” tycoons can cheaply (in terms of risk) pair up with. Also, OP asked about why companies don’t assassinate whistlebowers all the time specifically.
That was not criminal murder by the standards of the time. Arguably a lot of gang murders committed in the United States are committed by people not capable or willing to go out and murder people on their own.