Comments on: Cell phone — catches criminal! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:46:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: joshua http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-122244 joshua Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:02:46 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-122244 Everybody texts in England.....I was amazed when I first went over there for school. I don't, because I refuse to be chained to a cell phone, but I notice that my nephews do it a lot in Arizona. There are so many snitch's in England it's like living in the old USSR. I'm not surprised the guy was able to spot the crook, since spying on people is a way of life there. They get some sort of vicarious thrill out of calling the police to have someone who parked 3" out of their park zone or who used a hose to water their Azaleas. The only crime no one ever seems to report is pissing in the street. Everybody texts in England…..I was amazed when I first went over there for school. I don’t, because I refuse to be chained to a cell phone, but I notice that my nephews do it a lot in Arizona.

There are so many snitch’s in England it’s like living in the old USSR. I’m not surprised the guy was able to spot the crook, since spying on people is a way of life there. They get some sort of vicarious thrill out of calling the police to have someone who parked 3″ out of their park zone or who used a hose to water their Azaleas. The only crime no one ever seems to report is pissing in the street.

]]> By: rus62 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-122232 rus62 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:21:02 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-122232 Another way to fight crime. I like it. The more tools you have the easier it is to get the job done. You know rap sheets must be updated regularly for some people sort of like a resume. Another way to fight crime. I like it. The more tools you have the easier it is to get the job done. You know rap sheets must be updated regularly for some people sort of like a resume.

]]> By: AB CD http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-122089 AB CD Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:59:26 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-122089 Sounds too much like the TIPS program they thought of a while back. Sounds too much like the TIPS program they thought of a while back.

]]> By: Mister Mustard http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-122004 Mister Mustard Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:08:42 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-122004 >>Maybe folks in your office don’t textmsg They don't in mine. Their teenaged daughters, maybe, but I don't know a single grownup who uses that. I tried it a couple of times on my cell phone, and quickly realized why nobody who actually has anything to do with their time does it. >>Maybe folks in your office don’t textmsg

They don’t in mine. Their teenaged daughters, maybe, but I don’t know a single grownup who uses that. I tried it a couple of times on my cell phone, and quickly realized why nobody who actually has anything to do with their time does it.

]]> By: moss http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-121944 moss Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:42:28 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-121944 Read the details, folks. The police txtmsg'd 6000 people in the county. They were told to watch for this guy. A contractor working across the street from the church he was burgling was watching -- and called the cops. It's 8 months since the program started and the crook -- was Sentenced -- last week. Maybe folks in your office don't textmsg -- FT; but, industry stats on nationwide use disagree. I don't txtmsg either. But, I would sign up for a program with the local heat. I'm one of those nosy neighbors that's called 911 and caught burglars twice in recent years. NUK, the point isn't whether or not 911 works. It's notifying people to open their eyes. A bit more subtle than the Amber Alert system. And covering more than just folks in their cars. Read the details, folks. The police txtmsg’d 6000 people in the county. They were told to watch for this guy. A contractor working across the street from the church he was burgling was watching — and called the cops. It’s 8 months since the program started and the crook — was Sentenced — last week.

Maybe folks in your office don’t textmsg — FT; but, industry stats on nationwide use disagree. I don’t txtmsg either. But, I would sign up for a program with the local heat. I’m one of those nosy neighbors that’s called 911 and caught burglars twice in recent years.

NUK, the point isn’t whether or not 911 works. It’s notifying people to open their eyes. A bit more subtle than the Amber Alert system. And covering more than just folks in their cars.

]]> By: Nobody U Know http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-121930 Nobody U Know Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:58:55 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-121930 So 911 would not work? So 911 would not work?

]]> By: James http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-121929 James Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:54:15 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-121929 "<i>Chances are that ppl will be jailed for spying rather than being praised for helping stop crime.</i>" Did you read the article? No one was spying. Someone got a police alert to look out for this criminal via text message, saw the criminal, and probably called the police to get him arrested. “Chances are that ppl will be jailed for spying rather than being praised for helping stop crime.”

Did you read the article? No one was spying. Someone got a police alert to look out for this criminal via text message, saw the criminal, and probably called the police to get him arrested.

]]> By: FriedTurkey http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-121923 FriedTurkey Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:36:56 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-121923 Uh. People don't text message in the U.S. The networks don't really talk to each other well. SMS is dead in the U.S. Maybe the 13 year olds doing it will grow up and actually make text messaging popular but by then email and IM clients will just be on our phones in 10 years. Uh. People don’t text message in the U.S. The networks don’t really talk to each other well. SMS is dead in the U.S. Maybe the 13 year olds doing it will grow up and actually make text messaging popular but by then email and IM clients will just be on our phones in 10 years.

]]> By: Angel H. Wong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-121921 Angel H. Wong Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:32:49 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-121921 Chances are that ppl will be jailed for spying rather than being praised for helping stop crime. Chances are that ppl will be jailed for spying rather than being praised for helping stop crime.

]]> By: Hey Mac http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-121920 Hey Mac Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:32:02 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-121920 Cell phones don't catch criminals, people do. Using the local radio station and/orTV reaches more people... probably better results than only one in 8 months. Cell phones don’t catch criminals, people do.

Using the local radio station and/orTV reaches more people… probably better results than only one in 8 months.

]]> By: Mister Mustard http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/10/neighborhood-watch-cell-phone-style-catches-first-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-121914 Mister Mustard Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:18:30 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4944#comment-121914 Wow! SOMETHING good to come from cell phone use. This is unprecedented! They ought to declare a national holiday. Wow! SOMETHING good to come from cell phone use. This is unprecedented! They ought to declare a national holiday.

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