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Yeah, in general I agree here. I wonder if the payout is at the time of the report, or at the time of a conviction or even indictment? It would be quite easy
by bbarn 9y ago
Yeah, in general I agree here. I wonder if the payout is at the time of the report, or at the time of a conviction or even indictment?
It would be quite easy to plant some pictures but another matter to build a case solely on the existence of them. That chain of custody issue would likely be an argument brought up by the defense. Also, not to mention the act of acquiring the images to plant is probably also a crime. It's a lot of really risky moves and effort for a very small payout (500 dollars? Much easier to steal small valuable parts for that)
So, yeah - paying for tips, I think it's a bad idea, but the abuse likelihood seems pretty small.
- treerock 9y ago> I wonder if the payout is at the time of the report, or at the time of a conviction or even indictment? The article suggests the technician was paid even though the charges were dropped. >It was previously reported that the technician had been paid $500 (£360) by the FBI. > The charges were dropped in November 2017 when a federal judge ruled that the image flagged by the Geek Squad technician was not sufficient evidence for the FBI to request a search warrant. The judge also ruled that the photograph did not qualify as child abuse imagery.
- GarrisonPrime 9y agoSo, paid just to report anything? Yeah, that's a terrible idea. I'd imagine this leads to a ton of false alarms. "Kids running around in the sprinker, their wet swimsuits clinging a little too tenaciously? Report it to the FBI, dude! You could get paid and the feds would be your friends."