Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
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Steve said 8:37PM on 5-04-2007
Great idea, the frikkin privacy advocates that oppose it are the same people who would condone terrorist activities in the name of "free speech" or some other such crap. BTW, try a dictionary instead of just spelchek, "Calvary" was the site of Christ's crucifixion; the word you're groping for is "cavalry."
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Nancy said 11:18PM on 5-04-2007
ditto, Steve, i couldn't agree with you more. what's really amazing though is someone who is articulate and can spell. Nancy
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Roland Esquivel said 12:37AM on 5-05-2007
Who's the ignoramus that doesn't know the difference between calvary and cavalry ?
Get him or her off your staff !!
What else does this dummy not know ?
Dr. Esquivel
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bobo said 12:41AM on 5-05-2007
nancy why don't you and steve just get a room?
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Mr engineer said 1:58AM on 5-05-2007
Now back to the content of the story. Technically it is of course feasible, but for sure it would be difficult to sell such a cell phone. Adding that feature will make the cell phone bigger, heavier and shorten battery life. Then indeed who says the phone is not sending your location to home land security all the time? And what does the user get in return? Nada!
So you are looking at either some heafty subsidies or a new law (making the feature mandatory in all new cell phones) to make this fly.
I for one wouldn't want such a phone (and pay more to avoid it).
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YesPrivacy said 6:16AM on 5-05-2007
NO Steve. You & your dictionary. It was actually Jesus they cruicified. You can't cruicify a spirit.
You've not visited any counties where privacy is thought to be some city in Greenland? Try it before you run your mouth, again.
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soulcage said 11:31AM on 5-05-2007
Out of 5 comments, three are bitching about the writer allegedly using the word "calvary" as opposed to "cavalry.
Unless the writer changed the article word in question after the complaints, those three complainers are wrong. The writer used the correct word "CAVALRY".
Quote: "While a lone signal would most likely be treated as a false positive, multiple hits in a single area would bring out the cavalry."
Clean your freakin glasses off. Your dyslexia is showing. The writer got it right.
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