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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Devynn said 7:37PM on 6-26-2008
at least she's keeping her grades up and being involved in school and her community. i bet good money, tho, that MOST of those messages are short and to the point. but what about having an actual conversation every once in a while?!
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Adam said 8:06PM on 6-26-2008
Just think of how much higher her GPA could be is she wasn't playing with her phone all day and sending useless messages! What's her carbon footprint????
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muhrii said 10:17PM on 6-26-2008
sorryy i have her beat. lol i just got my bill and i have 24,000 and yeh thats without looking too. and my gpa is up there pretty high also so lol sorryy =)
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Rollando said 10:52PM on 6-26-2008
More importantly, is she lacking any quality family time?
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amber said 12:01AM on 6-27-2008
i wish i could get down to 15,000 seeing that my last bill was about 40,000 texts. . .
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Lee said 12:55AM on 6-27-2008
What is she talking about? How about lifting your head up, looking around and experiencing life instead of discussing your last text, or the text before that, or the text before that.....
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Henry said 6:52AM on 6-27-2008
My 17 yr old does that many a month. I will pick her and friends up from a movie and all the way home you hear click click click. They are texting each other all the way home. The managers at our provider were astonished by the huge number of messages she averages in a month.
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Angiebaby said 7:59AM on 6-27-2008
Really, 15,000 text messages a month! She's talking to someone, but not her parents, teachers, or family. This is unhealthy, and I fault her parents. A 15-year-old may need a cellphone for emergencies, but not but not to take up every waking moment, or as a substitute for interpersonal relationships.
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Lisa Viering said 2:47PM on 6-27-2008
Hopefully she stops the text messaging before she starts driving!!
There is a newly released film titled "DISTRACTIONS" that was written and produced by Kevin Craig West of MoBetta Films. This action packed short film is based on the dangers of text messaging while driving, and is complete with an ending that will leave you shocked!!
The trailer of this film can be viewed at:
http://distractionsthemovie.com/trailer.htm
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Aaron said 4:47PM on 6-27-2008
blah blah blah......all you people who are talking about how she is ruining her life, you are all full of it. I only send 10,000 a month, my GPA is 3.8, I play basketball at the local YMCA, and hang out with my friends at least once a week.
Just because she sends 15,000 texts a month doesn't mean she doesn't have a social life. Maybe instead of pointing out other people's faults, you should look at your own, and find a way to fix them.
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Sabrina said 1:58AM on 6-28-2008
I think thats pretty co0ol. I dont have a phone with a keyboard so i only send like 20 messages a month. It gets tiring.
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steven said 11:08PM on 6-28-2008
So? A lot of people text that many times a month. I don't know how this is supposed to be "news." Oh, and I think most teens that text normally
(at least 4,000 a month or so) can text without looking.
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Alex said 5:29PM on 6-30-2008
How sad, I have a niece thats 15 and whenever we see her thats all she does is text on her phone, day and night. Last weekend we took her to an amusement park, and all day I couldent say she even knew where she was at. After 2 hours she didint even care, she kept finding places to sit down so she could "catch up" on all the texts that she kept getting.
In my eyes it took any magic of the experience of the trip from her life, and when she was asked how her visit to the park was she said "it was ok". I told her the next time we take her anywhere the phone cant go, so she can return to reality. When I was that age you embraced the moment, todays kids are wired the wrong way.
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