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?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James Roeder said 9:42PM on 12-31-2007
Tyranny comes in many disguises, monarchy & socialism, or any group where leadership doesn't realize the less 'control' they have, the more justice. liberty & freedom for ALL. As all humans are natural born-tyrants, only those who are 'awake' can safely lead w/o tyranny. To bad the leaders of even America don't understand this, obviously the Saudi 'leadership' is ignorant. As Gandhi said, in the end murders and tyrants and their empires are eventually over thrown, and the truth and love of just government takes over. Unfortunately. as the world technologically gets smaller, it'll take longer and longer to overthrow the dam tyrants.
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Riya said 7:43PM on 1-01-2008
Forward this to Amnesty International.
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taylor said 9:18PM on 1-01-2008
Dude - we're oppressed here in the USA; tapping our phones, bugging Google to turn over search trails on random US citizens? All to "fight terror" - which is undefined in terms of length (will it end? it could for centuries!). It is in vouge in the US media to attack the Saudis so we can feel better that things in the US are okay. It is a false security. The rights of US citizens in terms of privacy and free speach are under attack. We need to stop caring about how bad things are elsewhere and see what we can do to improve things in the US.
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TAYLOR said 9:19PM on 1-01-2008
Riya says:Forward this to Amnesty International.
01/01/08 7:43 PM
RIYA - THE US GOVERNMENT HAS DISAPPEARED HUNDREDS OF US MUSLIMS AS TERROR SUSPECTS AND TAKES THEM TO OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE WE [THE US] HAVE OUTPOSTS AND TORUTRES THEM! THEIR FAMILIES OFTEN NEVER LEARN WHERE THE ISLAMIC US RESIDENT OR CITIZEN IS BEING HELD! WHY DONT YOU FORWARD THIS TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND TAKE YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR DUMB BEHIND!
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Paul said 11:47AM on 1-02-2008
Taylor, you have no freaking clue what it is to be oppressed. Have you had a family member taken in the night and never heard from them again? Have you worn chains? Have you had your property confiscated because of your religion? Have you and your family been uprooted, transported across country then deposited with only the clothes on your back behind a barbed wire fence? Have you been forced to renounce your beliefs at the end of a gun barrel? You have no clue about what real oppression is or what having, or not having, a right really is. Otherwise, jackboots would be kicking in your door as soon as you make your asinine comment from the comfort of your recliner and your words would never have been read. So wipe your runny nose and appreciate what you have and where you live, because what you have, what you own, what you achieve and where you live is the envy of thousands of millions of people worldwide.
"Most people want security in this world, not liberty." ~H.L. Mencken
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royroberts said 10:16AM on 1-04-2008
i sojourned in riyadh city for three straight years. i believe it is high time for the country to allow free speech.
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ron said 6:40AM on 1-08-2008
Saudi Arabia is the most dangerous country in the world, in the sense that not only does it oppress its own people but encourages countries like Iran and Pakistan to do the same. I don't have to mention the fact that these two countries benefit the most from Saudi oil money.... the same countries involved in Islamic terrorism in one way or the other.
The US govt might have 'disappeared' crazy muslims who have been a major threat to humanity, and my view is that all nations must do the same to stop this evil from spreading.
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Saad Husain said 3:42PM on 2-24-2008
There is no "War on Terror." There is a war on the middle class and war on freedom which tends to disrupt the status quo. The terrorist are just tools to scare and cause fear in order for the estalishment to increase their power.
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