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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nat1192 said 8:59PM on 12-06-2007
It is a sad day in America...
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D said 8:07AM on 12-07-2007
Typical.
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JesseL said 8:09AM on 12-07-2007
BPBBP
Black people being black people
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change needed said 10:08AM on 12-07-2007
what a sick bunch of girls with some racist anger issue's ! what will happen to them HOPEFULLY if there's any justice, JAIL TIME & A CIVIL LAWSUIT ,make these young azzed punks pay both ways ! the more they get away with harrassing & beating other people the more they will coni=tinue to think its cool & acceptable ! Now what are they going to cry that they where being targetd for being black?? NOT for being black but for PLAIN iggnorance & anger to other's in my book ! lock them up !!!
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Owen said 10:22AM on 12-07-2007
I can see it being staged because they seem to know the camera person (one person smiles and says hey as well as the camera person was getting right in thier faces. If you were already pissed wouldn't you not want a camera in your face by a random person?) But on another much sadder point, this could be real because many of todays younger people, black or white, seem to have no respect for anything. It sounds like a racial argument in the video and this cannot help any races issues, staged or not.
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B Wilson said 10:46AM on 12-07-2007
Typical black girls, think they are tough, and always loud. They ran up against a weak guy. There are guys who single handed could have beat them all.
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optimizedtraffic said 1:15PM on 12-07-2007
Imus would have a field day on this one...
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chanley said 10:31AM on 12-08-2007
This is how it is on NYC subways in the afternoon when the NYC Dept of Education lets the animals out of the zoos (really, schools). This is why the decent young lady of brown skin has a hard time being respected - because of wildabeasts of the ilk in this video who behave like nothing more than savages. LOOK at what they are doing, how they are behaving. I wonder if they would be so tuff in jail? All you really need to do is grab one and pummel the living day lights out of them. Just one. Their parents should be charged as well....for raising animals instead of children.
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Marsahall Dillon said 1:22AM on 12-11-2007
Animals. Stupid, senseless, animals. The power of a large group attacking one person. Cowards, they are only empowered by the size of the group, and will impose their tyranny on anyone who is weaker in strength or numbers. This is an example of what we are going to have everywhere, once the system breaks down completely. Roving groups of animals.
We need STRONG law and order in OUR country, never mind being policeman for the rest of the world, we need it HERE, NOW. We need a gunslinger sherrif.
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Jorge said 6:40PM on 12-11-2007
Thats what happens when you can't defend yourself. The guy just didnt have any street smarts so, like in the wild, he was prey. For the little black kids who dont know any better thats what it is like in their world(products of there environment). Our society is created this way. 90% of these kids will grow up with correction officers at our expense. White,black,spanish, it doesnt matter if your poor, try to get an education and learn from these kids on how NOT to be Ghetto black....Also, you've got to learn how to kick some ass!
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Jeff said 9:20PM on 12-11-2007
Staged? Ha. These people aren't smart enough to "stage" anything. The fact that the camera person knew the so called "girls" (which is also debatable), only suggests that this attack was premeditated. I wonder what Al "I only defend blacks" Sharpton will have to say about this. I don't know which is worse for the city: the rat infestation or these hoodlums. They both seem to be everywhere.
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CR said 10:30PM on 12-11-2007
Subway rules...
Never argue with a group of females on a train...who knows what to expect...
Stand up and walk away from argument...move to another car...or alert the conductor...
Where were the police?
The whole thing could have been staged...you can't be to sure...
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Marsahall Dillon said 6:10PM on 12-12-2007
HI Everybody, Marshall Dillon back again. One question ------ WHERE THE HELL IS SHARPTON NOW?????????? Come on, Al, step up to the plate.
And I don't mean the buffet. Let's go, "Rev", Let's hear your thoughts on this. Talk to us! Do I here the sound of silence out there? Hell0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0!!!! (Echo, echo echo)
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Andrew said 10:24PM on 12-14-2007
Marshall,....I completely agree!! why isn't rev. al protesting against hate crimes?? I'll tell you why...cause, its OKAY to committ a crime against a white person if your black. However, if your white and committ a crime against a black person....we should protest. Its sad that soo many people actually follow that jerk!!!
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bigy15 said 4:59PM on 2-19-2008
man im from new york and i can tell you this happens practically everyday either betwwen students or something like this...and how dis one occured makes it seem as real as ever
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