Woman allegedly impersonated prosecutor, dropped charges against herself

Post by eru » Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 4:35 AM UTC

rsync wrote: post #94

supernova87a wrote: post #23

I guess this brings up and interesting issue -- once someone knows the ins and outs of a system, sometimes there are very few barriers internally to check that an order/paperwork is legit. There was a story in WSJ like last week about how the Japanese red stamp / seal still survives and is a barrier to them adopting new technology for practical every day speeding up of tasks. And keeps things like faxes around unnece…

"I guess this brings up and interesting issue -- once someone knows the ins and outs of a system, sometimes there are very few barriers internally to check that an order/paperwork is legit." This was a regular narrative from the days of phone phreaking and toll fraud, etc. Just speaking the correct lingo of a lineman or an operator or a toll office supervisor could allow one to navigate through all the depths of the…

Post by bjcy » Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 4:38 AM UTC

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kbenson wrote: post #167

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I've seen reports that it's somewhat common for the rich in China[1], so there might be some info on what it costs there, and maybe some extrapolation could be made. Either the "serve prison in lieu of me" or "say you were the one that committed the crime" version. There are weird perverse incentives at play in some of the laws of criminal justice system in China.[2] 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4339051 2:…

Not so long ago the heir to the Red Bull fortune was alleged to have driven his Ferrari through a police check point at speed, killing an officer. Since it was a police officer killed, the matter was investigated and the mangled Ferrari found on the estate. One of the house hold staff came forward, claiming he was the driver. Apparently this is somewhat expected in these situations. But it did ruffle lots of feathers…

Post by eru » Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 4:43 AM UTC

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whack wrote: post #144

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> once someone knows the ins and outs of a system, sometimes there are very few barriers internally to check that an order/paperwork is legit. It sounds to me like they are using security-by-obscurity, as well as easily forgeable proofs such as "signatures" or drivers licenses (they're only as secure as your ability to spot a forgery). Hence why anyone who is knowledgable and determined enough, can easily crack the s…

The usual way to fix these sorts of things is to ensure there are multiple independent barriers to fraud. 2 factor authorization is an example. Double entry bookkeeping is another. Independent audits is another. Separate checks for unusual activity is another.

Post by mjh2539 » Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 4:49 AM UTC

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mensetmanusman wrote: post #178

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That is a common misunderstanding of canonical Catholic teaching about "indulgentia a culpa et a poena". Keeping the carbon offset analogy, an indulgence in the Catholic sense would be more akin to first making sure you are carbon neutral (all parties are at peace and forgiven/reconciled), then you spend %10 of your salary to go beyond that and offset the carbon credits of the person you wronged.

An even bigger misconception is that indulgences were actually bought on behalf of _someone else_. They were meant to address a very real problem with catholic heaven/hell theology: What if I belong in heaven, but somene I love, who I can't possibly imagine spending eternity without, belongs in hell? Indulgences were originally meant to address this: the party that belonged in heaven could, through their sacrifice, g…

Post by willis936 » Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 4:53 AM UTC

nabilhat wrote: post #35

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #2

amusingly enough, coming from the EU the site told me: "451: Unavailable due to legal reasons"

It's just bulk distributed townnews dot com generated content. Search the name "Lisa Landon" to find the verbatim story in dozens of tabloid rags. Some of them are east of the Atlantic.