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Padriactoday at 12:44 PM5 repliesview on HN

Sounds like something worth reporting as it is an offence in Australia at least. The police would certainly investigate such an allegation and charges could be laid if there was sufficient evidence and a conviction was possible.


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joshstrangetoday at 1:12 PM

> The police would certainly investigate such an allegation and charges could be laid if there was sufficient evidence and a conviction was possible.

I'll let you know when I finish laughing.

This is 100% false. You can serve up all the evidence on a silver platter the the police will ignore it. I know, I've tried, specifically in a stalking case. They don't care.

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jimbo808today at 1:53 PM

Ha. That's what everyone thinks before they've needed the police.

ImPostingOnHNtoday at 2:37 PM

You're referring to the police, who are also abusing these surveillance systems to stalk their exes?

Or maybe federal law enforcement, who are also abusing these surveillance systems to stalk their exes?

Or perhaps intelligence agencies, who are also abusing these surveillance systems to stalk their exes?

Did I mention they're all friends with each other and usually help each other and cover for each other?

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aetherspawntoday at 12:54 PM

Yeah it was reported, but the telcos systems were such a load of slop there wasn’t any specific evidence recorded (logs etc), and besides nobody knew what to ask for, so it couldn’t be taken seriously.

I don’t remember the exact circumstances of how they got a confession years later, I think bragging, but he did get convicted and the Telco eventually fired him, which stopped the stalking.

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throwawaysleeptoday at 1:39 PM

Cops are too dumb to comprehend that. They would proclaim it impossible and order more donuts.

Most simple criminals get away with their crimes. Anyone with any level of sophistication does as well.