Going Pro

Novinite Insider » EDITORIAL | January 10, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Going Pro Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

By Lora Petrova

The mayor of Bulgaria's town of Elin Pelin, near Sofia, was murdered late on Tuesday night. Yanko Yankov was found in a pool of blood in his own yard, but the suspected killers, two unidentified men, ran away.

Police started investigating two main versions. Meanwhile they came out with a statement that the murder was not executed by a professional killer and the shooting had been chaotic, a sudden fit of anger. This, they say, is not typical of professionals.

But some facts will make even the average citizen question their theory. In what way is an obviously planned murder is unprofessional? Why the non-professional made sure he put a muffler on the pistol? Don't professional killers plan murders and don't they use mufflers to silence the sound so that they remain unheard? Who said professional killers aim exclusively at the head and not the body? With seven bullets in the body one can die just as professionally as with one bullet in the brain.

Speaking of the non-pro killer it comes to my mind that it is actually the police that act unprofessionally. If professional training does not help I could recommend Bulgaria's policemen to watch all crime series available on the TV channels just to get an idea of how media statements should be made.

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