'Becoming A Hit Man' By Ken Levi

The first step to becoming a hit man or woman is being able to discern work from life. The hit man, Pete, in the article, “Becoming a Hit Man” by Ken Levi, explains part of his path to becoming a hit man. He explains how his first murder was emotional for him because he looked the victim in the eyes and felt remorse. His second killing, however, he blanked out the murder. He saw the person he was to kill and his mind went blank, in a sense of making him feel like he was not present, and he successfully killed the target. This is not the only step a hit man or woman must take in order to be a profitable killer.
Money is one of the main motives for a hit man. Murderers make a living by receiving money for each “job” accomplished. The agreement

Pete tells how he had to distance himself in order to carry out each task. As previously stated, Pete’s first killing impacted him greatly. From his first experience, Pete learned to keep an emotional disconnection between him and the victim. When he went to kill his second target he was able to block out the person’s face or expressions, but he did realize the presence of the man. He knew how to kill and when to strike, so the emotional part of his brain blocked out the murder in order to cope with it. The difficulty of emotionally detaching from the act of murder another person leads to the killer having a cold heart. In the article, a cold heart is needed in order to perform the tasks given to a hit man.Under all of these conditions a hit man or woman can be made. All in all, a hit man or woman must have the following: a contract, which is brought about by money and the hit man’s reputation, skill with weapons, being able to block out the act of murdering someone to stay emotionally unattached, and finally, having a cold

Pete, for example, was willing to murder someone if he was given money in return. Second, the person must “encounter a frame break.” Third, a negative experience with the action must occur. After Pete’s first murder he became extremely sick, this is a negative experience. To be willing to commit the deviant act again is the fourth step. Pete was willing to kill again after he recovered from his illness. Fifth, the deviant person has to “reframe the experience.” This means the person committing the abnormal action has to make the experience different in his or her mind. Pete reframed his experience when he committed his second murder. He learned to block out the actual act of killing the target. Finally, the person must repeat the deviant action multiple