Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pretty sure turtlecloud was asking about the orgies.
Maybe orgies are just that normal there
They are everywhere, but when there is so much free desert, and all the good confrence halls are booked...
Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free
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Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free
#192This article reminded me of BBC Three's The Real Hustle programme [1]. The presenters often used to wear hi-vis jackets to pull off various scams. It was surprisingly effective. [2][3][4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Hustle [2] https://youtu.be/1vOV4-6Sozw [3] https://youtu.be/CxappKA4YBY [4] https://youtu.be/CRBJrSBtnKM
I think everything on that show was faked with paid actors, I remember a story coming out about it.
So it was a real hustle all along. Hmm.
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#193Earlier quoted context omitted.
One of my kid threw a temper tantrum in a restaurant, so I walk with her to go sit in the car together till she calmed down. She was screaming and crying while we were walking and a stranger with a concerned look asked if she was my daughter. I told them she was but that at that particular moment they could have her. They just walked not knowing what to do or say. I was amused by my smart-ass answer and their reactio…
Kidnapping is pretty damn rare, at least here in the US. I say this because I have never heard of anyone I am socially connected to (including transitively) who has encountered it. (I just hear about it in newspapers, every once in a while.)
The only kidnapping I'm aware of, was someone in my friends network had a custody dispute, and the mother ran off with the child. There was abuse involved (edit: on the father's side), but unprovable.
She fled to avoid further abuse for her and the child. The judge didn't see it that way. Saw it as kidnapping.
Kidnapping her own child...
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#194When I was in high school I worked at Kmart as a temp job during the holidays. They trained us on the first day to help fight shoplifting. They told us that for the longest time they were losing large electronics and couldn’t figure out how people were hiding them. In time, they realized how it was happening. The thief would find the item he wanted and would calmly walk out the front door with the item in plain sight…
At my local Kmart years ago, a canoe got stolen and security couldn't believe someone had done it. Turns out two guys walked in, went straight to the sporting goods department, picked up the canoe with one guy holding each end above their shoulders, and walked out the front door. The greeter held the door open for them!
As another anecdote:
I worked at Walmart years ago. During one Black Friday, 2 someones walked into laywawy dept (in the back of the store), and proceeded to unhook the register! Security footage shows it but they were wearing hats, so no faces.
So, they unhook it, and load it into a cart. Then they, during the Black Friday bedlam, just push it right out of the store. Off they went.
Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free
#195As a cyclist, I've worn a hi-vis vest while walking around after riding, and it's been weird how many people assume that I am a repair guy or even a police officer. The thesis of the article matches my experience. If you wear the vest confidently you could probably get into many things free.
I am a repair guy or even a police officer I've seen a few cyclists wearing gear that was obviously intended to be mistaken for police uniform at a distance e.g. blue and white checks, and only when you get closer do you realise it says "polite". Presumably this is in the hope of getting away with riding on the pavement or jumping red lights. Joke's on them - the real police never enforce those rules anyway.
> Presumably this is in the hope of getting away with riding on the pavement or jumping red lights.
Let's not jump to conclusions. Have you seen these folks break the law? The cyclists who wear hi-vis are much less likely break the law than cyclists who don't in my experience. In fact, I can't recall a single instance in my decade of riding where I saw a hi-vis cyclist break the law. The folks you saw probably were trying to improve their visibility.
Though, as a motorcyclist on HN told me, a driver seeing you and being angry at you is often better than them not seeing you.
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#196Earlier quoted context omitted.
Kidnapping is pretty damn rare, at least here in the US. I say this because I have never heard of anyone I am socially connected to (including transitively) who has encountered it. (I just hear about it in newspapers, every once in a while.)
The only kidnapping I'm aware of, was someone in my friends network had a custody dispute, and the mother ran off with the child. There was abuse involved (edit: on the father's side), but unprovable. She fled to avoid further abuse for her and the child. The judge didn't see it that way. Saw it as kidnapping. Kidnapping her own child...
I believe, as with sexual assaults, kidnapping is most often done by someone already known, as the example you gave.
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#197This is why customer support via phone, with easy to obtain info or a convincing story, is a go-to approach for criminals. Social engineering in the right hands is simply unstoppable against our pattern matching, monkey brains.
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#198Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am a repair guy or even a police officer I've seen a few cyclists wearing gear that was obviously intended to be mistaken for police uniform at a distance e.g. blue and white checks, and only when you get closer do you realise it says "polite". Presumably this is in the hope of getting away with riding on the pavement or jumping red lights. Joke's on them - the real police never enforce those rules anyway.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cyclists-join-high-vi...
Looks like you can buy a variety of different styles here:
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#199People see the uniform not the face. It is a truism, and it can be weirdly triggered. For example, late August afternoon I went into Staples to buy some office supplies, and I had just happened to be wearing khaki pants and a red polo shirt which unfortunately was exactly the same color as the red 'staples' staff shirts. All through the visit anxious mothers came up to me looking for school supplies for their kids or…
Two off-topic questions: what else is in the bag? And are there other scenarios that you've specifically prepared for?
Ok, you pushed me over the edge :-)
Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free
#200This article reminded me of BBC Three's The Real Hustle programme [1]. The presenters often used to wear hi-vis jackets to pull off various scams. It was surprisingly effective. [2][3][4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Hustle [2] https://youtu.be/1vOV4-6Sozw [3] https://youtu.be/CxappKA4YBY [4] https://youtu.be/CRBJrSBtnKM
I think everything on that show was faked with paid actors, I remember a story coming out about it.
The Wikipedia article linked above contains a section regarding that.
Although some "marks" had previously worked as actors or extras, they had not been hired for this purpose, and the production company had recruited participants through websites "popular with people keen to appear on television"
Personally, this didn't bother me since I was more interested in finding out how the cons worked.