Having Your ID Stolen Leads to Job Loss, Prosecution

ConfusedVorlon writes "The BBC reports on the sad case of Simon Bunce. Mr. Bunce had his identity stolen, and credit cards were made to capitalize on the theft. Some of those cards were used at sites offering child pornography, and as a result Mr. Bunce was swept up in Operation Ore. The poor man was prosecuted for his 'crime', and was eventually found innocent, but in the meantime he lost his job. It took him six months to find another at a quarter of the salary. 'The police's computer technicians take several months to examine [his computers and records], and Mr Bunce could not afford to wait to repair the damage done to his reputation. "I knew there'd been a fundamental mistake made and so I had to investigate it." Recent surveys suggest that as many as one in four Britons have been affected by it. In 2007 more than 185,000 cases of identity theft were identified by Cifas, the UK's fraud prevention service, an increase of almost 8% on 2006.'"

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Re:Strange... you missed the whole thing.

[jhylkema]

I dunno....I like to drop about 200-300 rounds every couple of weekends. I'm fairly proficient.

Shooting at paper targets is a lot different from shooting at live human beings while amped up on adrenaline in a low light situation such as your home.

If someone is in my house....I pretty much guarantee I have much more firepower than they do...and I'm not even starting to ask for names till I've emptied a few clips.

And then you find out that your your son/daughter/wife took a round or two from the "few clips" you just emptied.

That aside, you are aware that bullets will go through drywall like hot knives through butter, aren't you? Guess what - you probably just wounded or killed one of your neighbours too. Now you've exposed yourself to ruinous civil liability as well as to a long, long stretch in the cooler with a cellie named Bubba who has a thing for 5'6" skinny computer geekboys.

And if the bastard happens to make it outside of the house, no problem, the cops down here in NOLA have been known to help you drag the body back inside before the photographes are taken.

Have you ever heard the saying that it's better to remain quiet and be thought of as a fool than to open your mouth and end all doubt? Well, obviously not, because you just did. You don't really think the homicide dicks won't notice the trail of blood/dirt/body parts leading from the outside of your house to the inside, do you? You're obviously the kind of macho asshole who shouldn't be allowed to own a Super Soaker, much less any kind of firearm.

Also I don't know where you get your stats from...but, the cops down here quite often have their suspects taken away in body bags any time they are forced to draw and fire their weapons. Not many ever end up 'wounded' and in the hospital, they end up in the morgue.

I'd like to know where you get yours. The rejected police applicants (for failing the psychological test, most typically) you meet at the gun club don't count.

USA = atlantis, ie prediction

[cheekyboy]

Atlantis is not an island that sank, its USA that will sink, its a prediction of the future.

Blame it on all the old farts in charge who grew up as smeg head stuck up know it alls.

Asia knows the future, less govt, 10% taxes, no capitol gains tax, let people do their thing, less expenses taking care of loosers.

Sack 90% of the govt, they deserve unemployment because they do not benefit mankind.