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 2)
KC said 4:59PM on 1-07-2009
Oh please...someone needs to get a life ! I can't believe someone would look @ that & thought 9-11 !!!!
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Pedro Lotario said 5:21PM on 1-07-2009
Google including a swastika in the internet is not just a mistake, it is an intentional affront, to put it mildly. And now there is another mistake of showing an airplane flying into the Twin Towers!! I think there are some sickos working at Google, and unless Google does something to clean their act, they will be cleaned right out of a very profitable business. Both "errors" are very offensive. A lot of innocent people died by the acts of cruel individuals.
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galen said 7:35PM on 1-07-2009
It's not Google's fault. These images are out there on the internet. Google can't really help that, and if they stopped showing those images in their searches, it would be seen as trying to hide the memories of those events/acts from the world. Just because somebody played a prank doesn't mean you should blame Google.
Dana said 12:01AM on 1-08-2009
Uh..Google didn't "do" anything offensive. The idiots who think it's "cool" to interject their "genius" into something completely innocent is what's offensive. Oh..and your idiotic logic is too.
sirjames8 said 3:30AM on 1-08-2009
Pedro, There are far too many things on the net for Google to keep track of things on purpose, even if they had 100,000 employees. With 100,000 employees they couldn't make a profit! I doubt that they have more than 1,500 if even 1,000. If someone at google had done it on purpose they would have been able to track it far more easily than they followed it back to the guy on ebaum's world.
Robuyto said 5:22PM on 1-07-2009
"We will never forget" thats sending such a bad message. Grudges give you cancer you know. gotta keep moving.
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chrissy said 5:39PM on 1-07-2009
We, Americans Will Never Forget what happened on 9-11, what happened to the victims and the brave nypd and nyfd who gave thier lives trying to save people. If you Can forget then there is something seriously wrong with you. Where were you on 9-11, I am sure that you do remember if you have any brain cells remaining. I was in NY and that was the single worst day any new yorker or american has ever faced. By the way, grudges do not give you cancer!
Betsy said 6:22PM on 1-07-2009
Your comment was despicable. Although you probably had no one you knew in the WTC who died that day, I did. My very best friend was killed at Cantor Fitzgerald along with the entire firm. You may not remember, but I, certainly, will NEVER FORGET!!
Just Me said 8:36PM on 1-07-2009
Rob..."Never Forget" is IMPORTANT. It is BECAUSE people ARE forgetting that terrifying day of 9/11 that history could very well repeat itself in another form...we must NOT forget, if we let our guard down, the terrorists will surely win. It's okay not to forget...and I can assure you, it's not going to give a person "cancer." Dwelling on it daily isn't good for you, of course, but NOT being "passive" but being watchful for possible terrorism (like the government has warned us...via Homeland Security) is VERY important. This isn't something that's going away, ya know. Your kind of thinking is not only bad for the country as a whole, but a slap in the face to the thousands of people who died on that day. Please watch what you say because those who have lost a loved one on that day will surely be reading this blog...and it's NOT the message you would want to send them.
Rob said 10:11AM on 1-08-2009
Respectful answer. Sorry for your losses.
Serge A. Storms said 5:59PM on 1-07-2009
I'd like to see some proof that a forum caused this. It's nice to point fingers and throw blame around, without anything to back it up.
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David said 6:04PM on 1-07-2009
it was 4chan
Legendz said 3:27AM on 1-09-2009
You must not think guys really? I mean seriously?! 9/11 was a tragic accident yes, people were lost yes. But people will always die in tragic ways. Forcing people to feel guilty is not how it should be remembered it is a persons self initiative to remember that day. A lot of people didn't lose someone on that day so it has no signifigance to them. History will always repeat iself, I want this to be known. There is no way to stop history from repeating itself, it will always be done in some way or fashion 9/11 will occur just perhaps not in the exact same way.
Just so you guys know it's NOT GOOGLE's fault. A couple guy made a bot which would go to random IP's and search this term making it a HOT item, bringing it to the top. It's not google is sick fuckers with no life.
Friedrich Nietzsche said 6:06PM on 1-07-2009
they are just symbols. how could anybody possibly be offended by this? people need to grow up
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Anon said 6:08PM on 1-07-2009
You want proof? Do you know how easy it is to do this??? It was in no part googles fault neither was the swastika! It's people like you that give america a bad name.
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David Davidson said 7:19PM on 1-07-2009
EBAUMS DID IT!!!!111!!!1
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Susan said 7:21PM on 1-07-2009
Look Google is every where you hear it refered to daily on tv,work and movies mistakes happen and some of us do need to be reminded of 911.And if u want to speak up against 911 jerks go to utube cause there u will find ppl claiming it never happened that Bush did itwas aliens to name a few there is even this kid who made a remix using the sound of bodies hitting the ground so be outrage by them not a launch site please.
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David said 8:17PM on 1-07-2009
Try as you like ...you will never, ever, get anyone to forget 9/11. You are a fool if you can trivialize what happned that day. Remember..their is an ass, for every seat. Some people have to play the fool.
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Adam said 8:34PM on 1-07-2009
Why does this matter again? The reason that these things were put up on the site was to get a rise out of people. By being offended, you're playing right into their trap.
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
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Charlie said 9:53PM on 1-07-2009
Rob: You are absolutely right. It's just like the Halocaust, which many people are denying ever happened because it was over 60 years ago, and very few survivors left. Former President and General Dwight Eisenhower told the troops to take as many pictures of the survivors in the concentration camps so that people could see for themselves, and wouldn't forget.
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