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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Adrian said 9:30PM on 12-03-2008
I believe that so long as you are telling the truth, you have a first amendment right to freedom of speech. I had an ex-therapist that seduced me, outed me to the whole community. caused me to loose my whole family and have to move to a different part of the country. Her own children moved clear across the country to get away from her. She still practices and has a life coaching practice on the internet. I posted a website describing my abuse at the hands of this witch and she actually got a lawyer and forced me to take my web site down. She was reported to the New York State Licensing and the person doing the review happened to have been an ex-lover of hers (she has been around quite a bit) and he said that there was nothing they could do. The Blog was my right to tell my story.
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Taylor said 11:08PM on 12-03-2008
The Colorado Law is Unconstitutional and will be struck down by the US Supreme Court. A person cannot go to jail where they are subjected to rape and murder for telling a mean lie about someone in an open forum. Think about how that will chill free speech??!! the remedy for defamation is to sue for damages. Colorado is clearly out to lunch when it comes to an understanding of the US Constitution.
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onlooker said 11:25PM on 12-03-2008
if this was the case all politicians wud b in jail
onlooker said 11:24PM on 12-03-2008
If this was the case politicians would be in jail.
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onlooker said 11:25PM on 12-03-2008
If this was the case, wouldn't most politicians be in jail?
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Tracy K Manzo said 4:21AM on 12-04-2008
My question is then if they can do this then why the hell can't these celbrities get help. These people go thru the garbage jump over fences which should be against the law no hands down Follow and and stalk them and there families. Can anyone answer that one for me.
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Me said 5:23AM on 12-04-2008
oops.I retract my earlier post.....don't want to get sued!
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Tom said 6:06AM on 12-04-2008
Seems like this guy is getting Scr**ed! If what he did is so bad then maybe they should check out all the women that bash men on a regular basis on dontdatehimgirl.com. Every woman on that has posted on that web site should go to jail.
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