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Honestly, I'm not so sure about (4). I feel like when I read about criminals that were captured, they all made avoidable mistakes. I have to wonder if there are

by dilap 12y ago

Honestly, I'm not so sure about (4). I feel like when I read about criminals that were captured, they all made avoidable mistakes. I have to wonder if there are, in fact, many criminals that are never captured because they are simply better at it.

kyboren 12y ago
Sure, but it only takes one avoidable mistake to bring it all crashing down. Want to bet the rest of your life on being perfect? In any case, it was a (half) joke. But yes, it reminds me of the hilarity of FBI's characterization of PLA Unit 61398 as some super-scary 'master hackers': real 'master hackers' don't get caught.
Crito 12y ago
(4) is a terrible idea. At the very least you'll need to do it without letting them know what you do, without letting them know that you do something, and without even letting them think that you might do something. Associating with other criminals is a great way to get ratted out. It is also a great way to put yourself on the radar of law enforcement in the first place, so even if you don't hint to your new 'friends' that you are up to something it is still risky. Here is a better idea: keep it as white collar as possible (no hitmen) and pray for minimum security.
danielweber 12y ago
It depends on the crime. Historically, someone who murders a stranger (ie, serial killers) is nearly always caught because one victim gets away and tells the police. http://www.wired.com/2011/04/mf_billjames/all/ http://www.wired.com/2011/04/mf_billjames/all/ Otherwise, the cops are generally stuck with their habits of sniffing around friends and acquaintances of the victim (which by definition are doing the non-stranger murders).
bostik 12y ago
This will be slightly off-topic, but what the hell. There is an old saying about the level of criminal sophistication. "Petty criminals break the law. Bigger criminals skirt the law. The big bosses ignore the law. And the biggest criminals of all - they write the law."

by dilap 12y ago

kyboren 12y ago

Sure, but it only takes one avoidable mistake to bring it all crashing down. Want to bet the rest of your life on being perfect? In any case, it was a (half) joke. But yes, it reminds me of the hilarity of FBI's characterization of PLA Unit 61398 as some super-scary 'master hackers': real 'master hackers' don't get caught.

Crito 12y ago

(4) is a terrible idea. At the very least you'll need to do it without letting them know what you do, without letting them know that you do something, and without even letting them think that you might do something. Associating with other criminals is a great way to get ratted out. It is also a great way to put yourself on the radar of law enforcement in the first place, so even if you don't hint to your new 'friends' that you are up to something it is still risky. Here is a better idea: keep it as white collar as possible (no hitmen) and pray for minimum security.

danielweber 12y ago

It depends on the crime. Historically, someone who murders a stranger (ie, serial killers) is nearly always caught because one victim gets away and tells the police. http://www.wired.com/2011/04/mf_billjames/all/ http://www.wired.com/2011/04/mf_billjames/all/ Otherwise, the cops are generally stuck with their habits of sniffing around friends and acquaintances of the victim (which by definition are doing the non-stranger murders).

bostik 12y ago

This will be slightly off-topic, but what the hell. There is an old saying about the level of criminal sophistication. "Petty criminals break the law. Bigger criminals skirt the law. The big bosses ignore the law. And the biggest criminals of all - they write the law."