My relentless pursuit of the guy who robbed me
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Re: My relentless pursuit of the guy who robbed me
#2I 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 as someone who's had their house robbed several times, a modern tale of vengeance well-told is much appreciated.
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#3> 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?
Re: My relentless pursuit of the guy who robbed me
#4> 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?
There are a number of paid services on the net where you give them an email address and they slurp up all the information out there associated with that person.
http://www.spokeo.com is one of many and might be the one used in the article, though Spokeo gives you 3 months for your $15.
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#5Tucked into this tale is also a cautionary warning: be careful about what you post online. In this particular case I applaud the victim on her tenacity and the thief was a not-very-tech-savvy person. However if the roles were reversed and the offender was the tech savvy one, imagine the havoc that could be wrought on someones life.
Re: My relentless pursuit of the guy who robbed me
#6I 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.
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#7This would be a good outline of a response to http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1705467
Re: My relentless pursuit of the guy who robbed me
#8> 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?
Rapleaf.com offers similar services. With just an email address you can find "Demographics, Influence, Interests, Social media memberships, Occupation, and much more."[1]
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#9Dedicated to all the jackasses on Facebook. I can see you.
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#10"If I were mathematically inclined, I might even observe that in my tale, the good guys outnumbered the bad guys, by about 10 to one."
An amazing ending to an incredibly interesting and well-written piece. That's just how I think about the world - so much more good than bad. It's a shame most articles seem to focus only on the bad!