I was glad to read about justice being done in this case.
Its a shame that many get away with so much.
My relentless pursuit of the guy who robbed me
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#12I know HN etiquette dictates that my comment should add something to the conversation, otherwise a simple upvote will suffice, but I have nothing to add: I just wanted to state that this story is awesome. OK, maybe a few things to add. Snarks would point out that this was overkill, that insurance would have covered most of it (most of it was recovered anyway) and self-sleuthing can lead to dangerous situations. But a…
In considering the benefits of what she did, you also have to take into account the crimes this guy will not commit while in jail.
Unfortunately, that doesn't really counteract the new skills he will learn while in jail. :/
Re: My relentless pursuit of the guy who robbed me
#13I know HN etiquette dictates that my comment should add something to the conversation, otherwise a simple upvote will suffice, but I have nothing to add: I just wanted to state that this story is awesome. OK, maybe a few things to add. Snarks would point out that this was overkill, that insurance would have covered most of it (most of it was recovered anyway) and self-sleuthing can lead to dangerous situations. But a…
> Snarks would point out that this was overkill, that insurance would have covered most of it (most of it was recovered anyway) and self-sleuthing can lead to dangerous situations.
Possibly true. But nothing is as cathartic as personally tracking down the person that wronged you.
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#14Perhaps "can't post stuff on Facebook anymore" will become a powerful deterrent against a career in crime :-)
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#15"Given Johnny's dozen tattoos, given his weakness for skank, I made a leap -- and assumed he was on MySpace"
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#16Righteous vengeance. Fortunately for her, the demographics of the thief allow the audience to unhesitatingly endorse law enforcement action without blaming the victim. Many people who have been victimized in SF are not so lucky.
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#17> I ran his e-mail address through a reverse e-mail finder, which cost me about 15 bucks for a month's worth of "surveillance." Can anyone enlighten me on what she means?
Google would own if they popped out a product like this. Of course that would never happen because then Google would then be admitting to what we all already know.
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#18> "By now it was Friday afternoon, and Inspector Vargas does not work weekends or Mondays, thanks to the California state budget cuts."
The movies would have you believe that detectives work around the clock and would do anything and everything to catch a crook. Rude awakening.
Seems like a lot of crimes must go unsolved because of this - time just seems like such a critical aspect of a lot of cases.
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#19Did anyone else find the attitude of this article outrageous?
Bragging about sending a young man to prison over her blackberry?
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#20Did anyone else find the attitude of this article outrageous? Bragging about sending a young man to prison over her blackberry?
No, this article is about using publicly available information to send a guy to jail that committed multiple crimes. It's not just about her blackberry it's about taking stuff that belongs to somebody else.