
Originally Posted by
40plusnewbie
I would never go off half ass and just accept someone's story and do something. But investigating such matters requires a lot of time, patience, and ******* so u can be confident u have the right story, the perp did a major f up, and u also didn't reveal yourself as part of your investigating the story/situation. And if the person has a documented history of similar crimes (which is search able on the internet- anonymously if u use TOR) it can lend even more credence to the story. And if there are several witnesses, well that basically seals the deal (in a court of law no one would EVER get off if several witnesses testified to seeing some person committing a certain crime).
And yes, I have no faith in the system. I protect me, my famly, friends, and posessions. I have also had someone b & e my house in the middle of the night, not to say hello, but to steal my stuff while weilding a very large knife. This person had previously spent time n prison on TWO separate occasions for stabbing the home owner under very similar circumstances. My case: He get's probation (sure he was doing some volunteer work with the elderly or something but this was a ploy after the crime to try to make himself look good in court).
I no longer have patience for someone getting an unfair beat down, or especially worse, like raped. But I"m also not stupid. I know the 4 elements of committing the perfect crime:
1. do it alone
2. tell no one
3. be seen by no one
4. leave no tracks
Simple as that (well 4 isn't simple) and u can get away with anything, and it's not like I'm exactly talking about trying to rob people or do random people harm.