cunning as a fox?...
By jb78000
@jb78000 (15139)
November 10, 2009 9:29am CST
...or as cunning as a guinea pig? do you think you would be able to commit the perfect crime or are you more likely to be like the burglar in west virginia? this man was busy burglarising a house, paused to log into facebook and then sadly forgot to either log out again or nick the computer. he was caught.
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@linamachina (521)
• United States
10 Nov 09
Hi jb, thanks...cross that off the list of things not to do, do not sign onto computer while committing crime or better yet, reminder: sign off computer, or better: take computer with....I am still planning the perfect crime and you have given me a valuable tip. I'm still making up the list of to do and not to do...
P.S. another note: do not think like a guinea pig....
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
10 Nov 09
Also on the list of "not to dos" ... Do not leave your check list at the scene of the crime.
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@linamachina (521)
• United States
10 Nov 09
Cripes, thanks for that purplealabaster, I shall have to write that on my sleeve so not to forget...
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
10 Nov 09
Why would people with ADHD make really lousy ... oh, shiny object! *goes to play with shiny object* Um, what was I saying?
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Nov 09
hi blue bunny that burglar must have been a facebook addict caused he sure blew his burgling if that is what it could be called. me I could never commit the perfect crime as I would feel so guilty doing something bad I would really
make big errors just out of fright at being caught. so I know that I would really
blow it one way or another. if nothing else I would do the crime than turn myself in, saying I don't know why I did it but I am so sorry, arrest me please. so no
I am hopeless at any sort of criminal activity.
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@jb78000 (15139)
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10 Nov 09
thea - stop recommending people do dastardly deeds. hatley - you are obviously very honest. i think in my case there would have to be a bizarre set of circumstances before i committed a crime so whether i turned myself in or not would depend on what these were...
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Nov 09
hi thea or else your conscience would overcome your perfect crime, and like me, you would probably give yourself up and say I did it, I dont know why so arrest me please.Thank you.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
10 Nov 09
Naw, I couldn't commit the perfect crime, robbery or otherwise. I'd be the one who tripped over something that crashed, or left my purse and ID behind, or (gasp) end up on the pages of dumb crooks in the newspapers.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
10 Nov 09
Well, if I were going to commit a crime, I would hope that I would be smart enough to take all the necessary precautions to not get caught. Then again, the smartest precaution that I could take is to not commit the crime in the first place, so I guess we will never know whether or not I would be smart enough to pull off the perfect crime. I am still going with the answer that I would be able to, though.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
10 Nov 09
It is an intriguing scenario, though, isn't it? I watch the true crime stories, forensic research programs, etc., so I am probably more equipped to commit a crime and get away with it than your average criminal. Unfortunately, I do not think that my conscience would allow me to prove my theory.
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
10 Nov 09
Evidently not as cunning as a blue rabbit!
I'm surprised it was Facebook and not Twitter "I am in the process of burgling a house" I think myLot is much safer - and more fun, although I speak with no experience since I haven't seen either of those two.
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
11 Nov 09
I'll try to remember that next time I try
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@evanpoe (122)
• United States
11 Nov 09
As addicted to facebook as I am, I seriously doubt I'd be surfing the web in any form whilst burglarising someone's house. Not that I'd be burglarising someone's house at all, but still...the guy could've been completely stupid or that could've been the first mistake he's made in his whole life (although I doubt it) Who knows what the guy was thinking but he got caught and, assumedly, all is well.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
11 Nov 09
That's plainly stupid. It was like he thought he would not be traced at all and happily logged onto Facebook. It was a crme, alright, but I just would like to commend on his stupidity. Can't he wait, at least to reach his home before logging into Facebook? LOL..........that's really kind of stupid. Oh! Or he thought that by logging in, it can be a sort of alibi like while the burglary took place, he was at home surfing the net and online on Facebook. Ha! That must be it. So that was why he had to do it there and then, at that location. It backfired, of course..
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@celticeagle (166718)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Nov 09
I can believe it! Hard to do such things without being a pro and being trained to go through certain steps consecutively so you don't forget small details like that. Silly to take the time to log onto the computer when you are in such a situation. But, it takes all kinds I guess. I wouldn't be able to comitt the perfect crime. I am just not built that way.
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@celticeagle (166718)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Nov 09
Why? To learn to function in a way that doesn't make mistakes. It is a learned skill like anything else in life. Some for psychological reasons and others for posturing or other silliness.
@Louc74 (620)
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11 Nov 09
Hehehe! I remember reading about something similar, not sure if it was the same story.
Well, obviously I wouldn't rob someones house - unless it was a member of parliament or the royal family because I've PAID for some of their belongings anyway! Lol! But I'd like to think I wouldn't be quite that daft!
I've also heard about a guy who used facebook to taunt the victim he had stolen a laptop from, and he was caught using his facebook details. You can't help but laugh! Numpties!
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@jb78000 (15139)
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11 Nov 09
heard it a fair bit here - haven't been in england enough to know. lets say british then. anyway great idea to confuse americans - although perhaps just a little bit too easy. incidently i have noticed some (well a couple) of them here picking up british expressions (well minor british swearwords, and as they only have two i suppose this is understandable). loon = lad
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
10 Nov 09
I have a problem with this one - or rather, several problems. If you're robbing a house, shouldn't you get out as quickly as possible? If there's a computer there, shouldn't that be part of the haul? If you really had to log on to Facebook, shouldn't you choose another career path? Or is that just me being picky?
@wmraul (2552)
• Bucharest, Romania
10 Nov 09
hahaha .. one is sure, that burglar proved to be not qualified for the job he done it.
However, I found more and more people are not able to remember to log out after they use some sites, this being for large majority from those I know, a habbit they have while using own personal computer ..
Perfect crime I may not be able to commit, but if somehow I would decide to do something alike, I would sure have a brainstorming session before and as result I'll make a plan and a writent list of what should be done ...
@wlee9696 (595)
• United States
11 Nov 09
I think even if I attempted to break into a house I wouldn't leave that kind of evidence. Although I will have to admit I don't think I would make a very cunning thief. I don't have the nerve for it. I would be a wreck worrying about getting caught.
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