Child Porn As a Weapon

VoiceOfDoom writes "Want to get rid of your boss and move up to his position? Put kiddie porn on his computer then call the cops! This was the cunning plan envisaged by handyman Neil Weiner of east London after falling out with school caretaker Edward Thompson too many times. Thankfully, Weiner didn't cover his tracks quite well enough to avoid being found out — earlier boasts about his plan to friends at a BBQ provided the police with enough evidence to arrest him for trying to pervert the course of justice. Frighteningly, however, between being charged with possession of indecent images and being exonerated, innocent (if 'grumpy') Thompson was abused and ostracized for eight months by neighbors and colleagues. With computer forensics for police work often being performed by 'point 'n click'-trained, nearly-retired cops, or languishing in a 6-month queue for private sector firms to attend to it, the uncomfortable question is raised: how easily might this trick have succeeded if Weiner had been a little more intelligent about it?"

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Re:First off...

[commodore64_love]

You too?

Siding with thesandtiger (819476)?

Why do ye find the story so hard to believe? Surely you've encountered assholes in your life..... your coworkers, your managers, retail store clerks. Like back in 1994 when a black woman called me "prejudiced". My crime? I told her that our store charges $5 for gift wrap. She then went on to tell me how if she was white, she wouldn't have to pay anything and I'll probably keep the money for myself. Yet another asshole who I'll probably remember for the next 50 years.

99.9% of people are good, but then there's that 0.1% that create "memorable" experiences you never forget.