One Other Thing The Internet Is Useful For: Highlighting Dumb Criminals

from the making-yourself-known dept

Mon, Jan 28th 2008 10:37pm — Mike Masnick

The internet gets unfairly blamed for all kinds of things, so it's worth pointing out what it's useful for as well, such as highlighting dumb criminals. Take, for example, the story making the rounds about the woman who tried to hire a hitman on Craigslist to kill her lover's wife. Then, there's the New York state employee who tried to sell off rare historic state documents on eBay. In both cases, the effort of effectively advertising their crimes online helped highlight these dumb criminals. While it's nothing new, it does make you wonder why people still think to use the internet in this manner. Do they really not recognize how quickly they're likely to be caught?

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Filed Under: criminals, hitmen
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Charles, 28 Jan 2008 @ 11:24pm

Seriously
Every time I read an article about a person getting caught soliciting sex from a minor, I think the same thing.
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- Anonymous Coward, 28 Jan 2008 @ 11:54pm
  
  Re: Seriously
  What's wrong with minors getting a little action too?
  
  TURN BACK THE CLOCK!
  
  1600's I'm looking at you . . .
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  - CHL Instructor, 29 Jan 2008 @ 6:58am
    
    Re: Re: Seriously
    You want the 1600's? Go to any Muslim country under Sharia Law. Oops, that would the 1300's...
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Tom, 29 Jan 2008 @ 4:53am

Reminds me of...
Reminds me of Jessica Wolcott - the Prosper scammer.
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CHL Instructor, 29 Jan 2008 @ 6:43am

Just wait...
Some bleeding-heart Liberal (capital L) will insist on passing legislation requiring CL to keep people from posting their illegal intentions...
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The 2nd Amendment is not about duck hunting
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Fangs, 29 Jan 2008 @ 2:23pm

Or go to Texas!

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