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Even then he might have escaped further notice if he'd ditched all the incriminating stuff. It's one thing to kind'a look like a guy in a low-quality pic; it's

Even then he might have escaped further notice if he'd ditched all the incriminating stuff. It's one thing to kind'a look like a guy in a low-quality pic; it's quite another to have the cops checking you out find all your murder gear with you.

shiroiushi 2y ago
Yeah, that part really surprised me too. He had advanced degrees and top grades, so he was clearly a smart guy, so why did he make such a dumb mistake that anyone who's watched a few murder mysteries would know not to do? Like some others have said, it seems like he probably wanted to get caught.
- rozap 2y ago
  It sounds like he had a mental break. Not saying he didn't have good reasons for doing what he did, but the twitter detectives posted that his family and friends have been looking for him for the past 6 months.
- e_y_ 2y ago
  You can be smart and still slip up, especially under pressure (and as we're learning, possibly mental and physical pain). Presumably one of the reasons why professionals are better is that, beyond working experience, they have a lot of practice.
- drweevil 2y ago
  (In Dr. Strangelove voice) "Of course, the whole point of a ghost gun is lost if you keep it!" Seriously tho, the fact that he went to the trouble of obtaining one shows that he gave that some thought. But then didn't follow through. So yeah, maybe he did want to get caught.
jojobas 2y ago
Doesn't really matter. Even if the cops didn't find anything on him they'd ID him for real, there's no point trying to hide after that.
- krisoft 2y ago
  > Even if the cops didn't find anything on him they'd ID him for real Sure thing. They would know what the guy who kinda look like a photo of a wanted man is called. Doesn’t necessarily means they can pin anything on him. Obviously increases their chances, since they can work both backwards and forwards, but that is about it. Assuming of course that the “he got just unlucky, a random person recognised them” is true, and not paralel construction for some other mean they don’t want to reveal.
- dzhiurgis 2y ago
  Can cops "randomly" ID people in US?
  - dathinab 2y ago
    is there any country (not currently in a civil war) where they can't do so as long as they come up with a reasonable pretense of suspicion?
  - bagels 2y ago
    In some states, under certain circumstances, yes.
  - jojobas 2y ago
    Matching a murder suspect photo is the opposite of 'randomly'.

shiroiushi 2y ago

Yeah, that part really surprised me too. He had advanced degrees and top grades, so he was clearly a smart guy, so why did he make such a dumb mistake that anyone who's watched a few murder mysteries would know not to do? Like some others have said, it seems like he probably wanted to get caught.

rozap 2y ago
It sounds like he had a mental break. Not saying he didn't have good reasons for doing what he did, but the twitter detectives posted that his family and friends have been looking for him for the past 6 months.
e_y_ 2y ago
You can be smart and still slip up, especially under pressure (and as we're learning, possibly mental and physical pain). Presumably one of the reasons why professionals are better is that, beyond working experience, they have a lot of practice.
drweevil 2y ago
(In Dr. Strangelove voice) "Of course, the whole point of a ghost gun is lost if you keep it!" Seriously tho, the fact that he went to the trouble of obtaining one shows that he gave that some thought. But then didn't follow through. So yeah, maybe he did want to get caught.

jojobas 2y ago

Doesn't really matter. Even if the cops didn't find anything on him they'd ID him for real, there's no point trying to hide after that.

krisoft 2y ago
> Even if the cops didn't find anything on him they'd ID him for real Sure thing. They would know what the guy who kinda look like a photo of a wanted man is called. Doesn’t necessarily means they can pin anything on him. Obviously increases their chances, since they can work both backwards and forwards, but that is about it. Assuming of course that the “he got just unlucky, a random person recognised them” is true, and not paralel construction for some other mean they don’t want to reveal.
dzhiurgis 2y ago
Can cops "randomly" ID people in US?
- dathinab 2y ago
  is there any country (not currently in a civil war) where they can't do so as long as they come up with a reasonable pretense of suspicion?
- bagels 2y ago
  In some states, under certain circumstances, yes.
- jojobas 2y ago
  Matching a murder suspect photo is the opposite of 'randomly'.