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I Use Twitter, Please Rob Me
nk497 writes "Developers looking to prove a point about the information people are sharing on social networking sites have unveiled a new tool called Please Rob Me. It hunts out tweets from people who are also using location-based services telling the world that they're out of town, and then directs the world to go rob their house. The creators of the site said: 'Don't get us wrong, we love the whole location-aware thing. The information is very interesting and can be used to create some pretty awesome applications. However, the way in which people are stimulated to participate in sharing this information is less awesome.' How long until the first actual robbery takes place?"
Doubt it, since they obviously don't live in the USA. Good for them, then :)
Every expression is true, for a given value of 'true'
Most houses are empty between 9-5, MTWTrF.
>Mikepruett
>Mike Pruett | Rochester, MN
>@WheresKiger Just eat at a new fast food place called Nupa Express on 11thAve NW and Civic Center Drive it was GREAT 11:12 PM Sep 15th, 2009
>Domain name: PLEASESUEME.COM
>Pruett, Mike mlt@mltgroup.com
>4012 5th Place NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Give him a call to tell him you appreciate being able to track him: 507-281-3490
not sure where you got that premise of the castle doctrine, in most southern states with that law (like texas) you don't have to be in fear for your life, or the intruder even be armed, if at your own residence.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/852831/deadly_force_and_self_defense_to_protect.html?cat=17
Pretty much every state says you don't have to retreat from your property instead of deadly confrontation, (ie any "I was scared for my life" defense, if reasonable, would work at home.) Some states even allow you to protect yourself with deadly force to hold your ground in any setting where you are legally allowed to be.
the only problem with this is that depending on how he placed the spikes, caltrops are completely legal (parking lot entrances with one way spikes, etc.). I agree that he could have run into problems if he didn't follow local laws, but spikes in the road are not by their very nature illegal.