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I'm not sure I would say I am an expert, but I am a real detective, not an armchair one, and I have previously worked with RCMP. This thread [0] from a former

I'm not sure I would say I am an expert, but I am a real detective, not an armchair one, and I have previously worked with RCMP. This thread [0] from a former CSIS officer and illicit finance expert has some criticisms. I notice as well that the authors aren't exactly coming out swinging in defense of their piece [1][2] > "Do you know how it would be that he would withdraw the money from a Brinks facility? We did our best to understand that but may well have missed something." This is basically the entire crux of their argument; that there's no way he would have withdrawn that amount of money from Brink's without being an RCMP agent, but they don't (IMO) substantiate that. This Reddit user flatly contradicts it [3] > "My family uses Brinks all the time to make large deposits and withdrawals for business purposes." > "The Mountie source from that article is absolutely wrong from what I've seen, you CAN collect money from Brinks as a private citizen. Fuck, I've SEEN it. That's why I'm asking. Maybe the Mountie just isn't familiar with large cash transactions for business purposes but how do you think Casinos stock up on the right type of bills? Or Liquor Stores? Or Grocery stores?" Anyway, I didn't (and can't) say it is false, just that the article had failed to convince me. [0] https://twitter.com/JessMarinDavis/status/1274321595444670466 https://twitter.com/JessMarinDavis/status/127432159544467046... [1] https://twitter.com/stphnmaher/status/1274150076760363009 https://twitter.com/stphnmaher/status/1274150076760363009 [2] https://twitter.com/stphnmaher/status/1274378948743397376 https://twitter.com/stphnmaher/status/1274378948743397376 [3] https://old.reddit.com/user/Sociojoe https://old.reddit.com/user/Sociojoe

dang 6y ago
Ok, I've appended a question mark to the title, which is a standard HN moderation trick for making an objectionable title a bit more neutral. > I'm not sure I would say I am an expert, but I am a real detective, not an armchair one, and I have previously worked with RCMP. We can't have many of those on HN! Care to say more about your background? No need, of course. Just curious.
- JoeSmithson 6y ago
  I used to be a programmer but left because I wanted, basically, to collect cool stories to tell my grandchildren. Don't regret it at all, plus having coding skills gives you superpowers in some situations (like xkcd 208 but actually). I work on child sexual offences at the moment but I previously worked mainly on drug importations and had a case involving Canadians which is how I worked with RCMP.
- pvg 6y ago
  We can't have many of those on HN! This kind of careless talk is going to trigger the Great Front Page Detectives-Who-Love-Erlang Bloom of 2020.

dang 6y ago

Ok, I've appended a question mark to the title, which is a standard HN moderation trick for making an objectionable title a bit more neutral. > I'm not sure I would say I am an expert, but I am a real detective, not an armchair one, and I have previously worked with RCMP. We can't have many of those on HN! Care to say more about your background? No need, of course. Just curious.

JoeSmithson 6y ago
I used to be a programmer but left because I wanted, basically, to collect cool stories to tell my grandchildren. Don't regret it at all, plus having coding skills gives you superpowers in some situations (like xkcd 208 but actually). I work on child sexual offences at the moment but I previously worked mainly on drug importations and had a case involving Canadians which is how I worked with RCMP.
pvg 6y ago
We can't have many of those on HN! This kind of careless talk is going to trigger the Great Front Page Detectives-Who-Love-Erlang Bloom of 2020.