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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Robert said 4:44PM on 7-02-2007
Hard to beleive this is happening ,I mean if you can't keep the criminals in jail from smuggling something this large how can we keep our borders secure and defend against terrorists ?? Just a wee thought !
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wellduh said 4:42AM on 7-03-2007
Crygenic storage. Simply pass laws that say felons implicitly volunteered by committing crimes. If prisoners are convicted for violent crimes or ambitious enough to get 7 years or more - freeze them. I suspect there is a lot less chance of riots and other prison problems when no prisoner faces more than 7 years and none of that for violence.
Give the prisoner the option of when to attempt thaw - at sentence end or wait until a given success criteria is achieved. While we can't guarantee to thaw them yet, we will learn eventually. The early thaws will actually be serving society rather than collecting free room and board.
On volume basis it will save the public money. Prisons will need a lot less space per prisoner. Prison staff will mainly be maintenance. Vastly reduced security can focus almost exclusively only preventing break-ins. Electricity etc fo cryo storage will tend to balance out against no cost for food, medicine, etc. for breathing prisoners.
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wellduh said 4:44AM on 7-03-2007
Imprisonment is the modern replacement for the ancient practice of enslaving criminals and reducing their status to that of animals. All races practiced it with in the last 1000 years - some within the last 200 years. Overall imprisonment is merely an economic siphon to the prison suppliers and staff and even the prisoners.
The early inventors of imprisonment never thought it would change minds. Originally it was used only when the normal punishments (beheading, chopping off hand, etc) on a VIP would cause more trouble. By imprisoning them, the government negated a person's influence until it made no difference to the government's plans. Often that was a lifetime.
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ANNE PEARIGEN said 3:39PM on 7-23-2007
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, LEAVE IT TO A CRIMINAL OR HIS MULE TO THINK OF SUCH A THING. I WORKED IN A PRISON FOR MANY YEARS AND BELIEVE ME YOU DON'T WNAT TO KNOW WHAT GOES ON IN THOSE PLACES.
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trixieloowho said 1:11PM on 11-07-2008
How do you all think that the phones GET IN in the first place!?? Its the damn over paid prison gaurds. They are also responsible for trading, smuggling and selling drugs. NOt only that but they purposely create a hostile enviornment so that when the inmates snap , they can say that more man hours are needed, more funds are needed...etc... It IS THE most corrupt union of workers in the world! Inmates are NEVER offered a chance to learn, improve themselves or REHABILITATE! They are purposely kept down and treated like animals to falsely create jobs and job security to folks who are controling slave drivers. animals themselves, really. As a family member of an imate , I too am purposely treated like a criminal, an animal. So that the guards can feel superior, and inflate thier growing egos. They must be tiny little people inside. And while were at it, if you give the man a sentance of 15 years, and he counts every day of those years, and is a model inmate in a hellish situation, have the decency to honor the parole date. Let him out and keep your word....Dont let him hang forever...its cruel and inhumane. its also obscenely UNCONSTITUTIONAL and INDECENT!!
healnghanz said 12:19AM on 8-14-2007
it is very easy to jam cell phones. why doesnt the prison system do it?
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trixieloowho said 1:20PM on 11-07-2008
If the MCI prison phone system wasnt so corrupt and rediculously EXPENSIVE for inmates to call home...to strengthen and maintain family bonds, perhaps the phones that gaurds smuggle in would have less value and allure. The paranoid believe the phones are being used for conspiracy, but the families know different. They are simply used just like you and I use them...for the majority of inmates....to chat. The gaurds pick and choose who to sell them to and for a very high price...They dont choose high powered gang members and the like, they are cops, corrupt cops, not fools. MCI charges 25.00 for a 15 minute call that is constantly inturupted by recordings and is listened in on by gaurds...there is no privacy and NO RESPECT...for an obscene amount of money....no wonder the inmates are drawn to the sweet alternative that the GAURDS And COPS provide for high fees!
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