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Online Forum Speeding Boast Leads To Conviction
Meshach writes "In Canada, a nineteen-year-old man has lost his driving license for six months and is facing one year of probation after the police arrested him for dangerous driving as a result of a post on an online message board. The tip apparently came from an uninvolved American who called the Canadian authorities after he saw the post bragging about how fast the man went."
It worked for Obama.
Yeah, because the story obviously forgot to include the "think of the children" factor.
Here, we had a guy who mounted a camera on his motorbike and recorded his feats. He got controlled by the policeman and the had the good idea to size the device and review the recorded video.
[fr] http://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/Faits-divers/Actualite/Un-motard-filme-ses-infractions-205788/
The found 65 counts of infraction to road regulations including a HUGE speed excess and the guy had the "good" idea to record the speed indicator to prove it to his friends. Bad idea. The material was not posted on the Internet rather extracted directly from the camera. I was very difficult to deny it did not happen in real life in this case.
Here, we had a guy who mounted a camera on his motorbike and recorded his feats. He got controlled by the policeman and the had the good idea to size the device and review the recorded video.
[fr] http://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/Faits-divers/Actualite/Un-motard-filme-ses-infractions-205788/
The found 65 counts of infraction to road regulations including a HUGE speed excess and the guy had the "good" idea to record the speed indicator to prove it to his friends. Bad idea. The material was not posted on the Internet rather extracted directly from the camera. I was very difficult to deny it did not happen in real life in this case.
In his case, the claim is quite plausible. His car is capable of that speed. Many people speed, every day. There is little incentive to lie about such a feat, and no easy way to positively verify it without eye witnesses.
Welcome Narcogen! I see this is your first time on the Internet. Stay away from 4chan and you'll be just fine. I would recommend good antivirus protection, and some kind of filter to protect you from Nigerian Prince scams. No matter what they claim, they are not royalty that seeks to give you millions of dollars for a small upfront fee.
Since this is the first message board you've ever been to in your life, let me explain the concept of the "E-Peen". Its like a penis, except it grows based on what strangers think of you on the Internet. To increase "E-Peen" people will often write completely ridiculous bullshit on anonymous Internet forums, so that people will think they're cool. In response, people will typically try to top that with bullshit of their own. As a result, the Internet is an overflowing cesspool of lies.
For further reading, you should visit the world of warcraft forums where approximately 78% of the population is close friends with a GM, and all of them have max level PVP heroes on their other account, with that totally awesome 0.5% drop gear.
Thank you, and have a nice stay Narcogen.