sfgate.com— An ID theft victim recognizes a woman walking down the street from the bank security camera footage of her account being stolen-and then chases her through the city for almost an hour.
Jun 15, 2007View in Crawl 4
To add to the long list of things totally f**ked up about this case, the thief was not only able to get into the woman's mailbox with the stolen postal master keys for the ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD, but she was able to get the woman's new accounts weeks (months?) later by breaking in again. Why weren't the locks changed??And I had no idea that when you committed a crime on probation you get more probation... doesn't that defeat the point?
Tell the truth, fellow Diggers-- how many people read this and thought "well, if this happened to me, and the bitch just got more probation, I'd just show up at her house one night with a baseball bat and extract my own justice"?I know the thought occured to me.
The punishment definitely fit the crime. She stole thousands of dollars and is a repeat offender. That makes her crimes a federal offense. The only message that this sends out is that crime does pay. Steal thousands of dollars, and spend a few weeks in jail. Hell, they could end up making more money than me over the course of a year. +1 Digg for Lodrick. Dug down for the judge.
dggeekJun 16, 2007
To add to the long list of things totally f**ked up about this case, the thief was not only able to get into the woman's mailbox with the stolen postal master keys for the ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD, but she was able to get the woman's new accounts weeks (months?) later by breaking in again. Why weren't the locks changed??And I had no idea that when you committed a crime on probation you get more probation... doesn't that defeat the point?
slamshutJun 16, 2007
Tell the truth, fellow Diggers-- how many people read this and thought "well, if this happened to me, and the bitch just got more probation, I'd just show up at her house one night with a baseball bat and extract my own justice"?I know the thought occured to me.
ryogahibikiJun 16, 2007
All ID thieves should get a minimum of 10 years in prison, no exceptions.
loganarcherJun 16, 2007
The judge should have done something to really wipe that smirk from her face.
nullynullJun 16, 2007
Shouldn't the title include a parenthetical:(And the Judge let her go AGAIN!)Gotta love our justice system.
chivalrysaeJun 16, 2007
The punishment definitely fit the crime. She stole thousands of dollars and is a repeat offender. That makes her crimes a federal offense. The only message that this sends out is that crime does pay. Steal thousands of dollars, and spend a few weeks in jail. Hell, they could end up making more money than me over the course of a year. +1 Digg for Lodrick. Dug down for the judge.
brainchannelsJul 11, 2007
I understand they have legislation in California that was supposed to take effect by now but due to prison overcrowding won't go into effect until 2008. This isn't an urgent matter for many politicians because it involves isolated incidents against individuals who have no political clout. We need to develop organizations to put pressure on our representatives. In the interim, expose them all you can. Put up websites as I have. <a class="user" href="http://www.MerrillvsWollmann.com">http://www.MerrillvsWollmann.com</a> . Another of my cyberstalker sites is: <a class="user" href="http://www.zimbio.com/Cyberstalkers%2C+Predators%2C+Kooks">http://www.zimbio.com/Cyberstalkers%2C+Predators%2C+Kooks</a>
idman504Sep 25, 2009
Over 9 million people a year get there identity stolen check out this video on Identity theft protection <a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuMJDkbeyJI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuMJDkbeyJI</a>