http://www.xxxlaw.net/ awesome guy (lawer) I suggest you call him!

and how many people can control that nowadays? :P

i went through my cache not too long ago trying to find a funny icon off a site (which i couldn't find, argh) and i saw pictures i don't ever remember seeing in my life in there. i don't recognize them from websites, website designs, ads, or anything..wtf?!

d: that sucks man. if you go to the slammer beat your brother senseless when you get out.

Two years ago I said cops were dinks, and everyone argued with me.

6 months ago on a different thread I said cops were dinks, and a lot of people argued with me.

A month ago on another thread I said.... you guessed it, cops are dinks, and guess what? Some guys argued with me.


Well guess the fuck what? Yup, I'm saying it again... cops are fucking dinks.

They just might make him and his brother share a cell. Heh Heh.

Funnily enough using search in 98 would always show it up if you have hidden files as being viewable. However it won't let you delete it but can be deleted from DOS once you got the location from search. Good eraser type progs will clear that shit for you without the buggering about. Yes it's still in many cases recoverable but only by an 'expert' and nobody will do that shit without a reason.

Most people will only need to delete crap that's appeared while surfing from being casually viewed.

I'd be funny to know how many cops whacked off to the pic in question.

Not all cops are "dinks." I agree there are some bad cops out there. But I would be careful to generalize them as all bad, especially less than a year after 9-11.

Says who? I have a lot of trouble believing this. Fact is, I don't think they have a right to go through anything in this situation. It was their job to recover the computer because it was stolen. They did that. It is NOT their automatic right to then go snooping through your personal files and stuff. That's the kind of shit that Nazis do, not supposedly honest cops.

This cop is looking for a pat on the back from his superiors and of course Joe public, by *cracking* a big child porn case.... even if that case doesn't exist.

I stand by it. They are assholes. In this case the *search* should be fucking illegal, that cop should be suspended without pay.

I'll rephrase for you then.

All cops that act like dinks, are dinks.

better?

or get in trouble for looking at CP themselves? :)

i like this post. i'd like to believe it too. it sucks when generally law-abiding people are in the mix with this type of shit randomly, while there are real criminals out there killing and raping and infecting flesh-and-blood women with STD's (not just looking at some chick on a computer..) and bombing shit.

pretty lame if you ask me. all that tax money wasted to try to find if a pic is CP or not.. blah

Much. Take it easy man. Take a fucking pill or something. Jeez. I wasn't trying to attack you or anything.

I would love to know what department this was. A week ago my car got broken into and the cops REFUSED to come. Cops in my county are shorthanded.

http://www.softnet-uk.co.uk/

Not sure how well it works but they do a simple free little prog to delete hidden win folder stuff if anyone needs it :)

OK I'm not a lawyer either, but as the computer was not in your posession can they tell when the picture was downloaded and to and from where?

This could be your escape hatch, but get a lawyer fast.

Next time try this....

<img SRC="http://members.shaw.ca/billy1-99/pics/roundlikeashot.jpg">




And nevermind this "take a pill" shit. You don't know my experiences with how cops operate regarding these types of "frame-ups" and shit. It's as simple as you wanting to do a good deed and report some child porn, and the nex thing you know the cops are ass-raping you and your computer. I run a webmaster rights & anti-censorship site, and I hear about this stuff frequently, and yes, it pisses me off. It should piss you off too.

The widespread misperception of the phrase "child porn" is also a problem here. The public automatically equates "child porn" with "preteen child molestation", and will support all sorts of draconian police actions against those accused of it. They don't realize that publicity seeking cops will use an image that *might be* a 17 year old posing solo to effectively make someone guilty until proven innocent, justify arrests, public defamation, and asset seizures.

I would guess that the vast majority of adult webmasters have pictures on their hard drive that *could be* of a mature 16-17 year old. Even if he knows you ultimately cannot be convicted, a cop with a vendetta can use that image as probable cause to fuck up your world in so many ways its scary just thinking about it.

OMG --- finally... can it be? Someone who knows precisely what I've been saying for over 2 years now. This is a day to remember folks, Gutter just said it and said it well.

And some cops like this don't have a "vendetta" so much as a desire to seize any opportunity to *shine* in the eye of their superiors and the public.

"Look at me, I'm a hero, I nabbed the big bad porn webmaster, hey everyone, I am your savour"

I wanna puke.

Next time get your self a copy of "Encase" it's one of the programs that the cops use to search peoples PC's, and it shows every single image on your drive including hidden images, it even tells them what images you have deleted and the time and date you deleted it, It's best to be one step in front of them fuckers, or the simple way out is DONT have illegal shit on your PC,
Good luck

btw looks like "encase" is available at http://www.guidancesoftware.com/

yeah, anything with gauge in it

Dude, I AGREE WITH YOU. I was just trying to keep the conversation light and all. I thought we were on the same level. Now I understand your position more clearly. In fact, I apreciate the level of experience you offer to the board.

You showed me that article before, I had the thread a few weeks ago about my apartment door trying to be broken into in the middle of the night. I like that article a lot, thanks.

Bro, you are in some deep shit... but it's all your fault, and I mean it in the most sincere way possible... :(
First of all, you shouldnt have involved the cops if you knew 100% that your brother stole the computer (which you did). You shoulda kicked his ass, and not called the cops.
Second, WHY THE FUCK dont u secure the content that can be used against you? Why dont u use Win 2k or XP with fucking NTFS? Third, you could have made the cops login as "Guest", and claim that your brother changed the password to the account which has the permission to view the pics? Fourth of all, 1 picture is all they need to bust your ass. Fourth, you could say that your brother planted those pics on your computer, against you, and that you never saw those pics before in your life. If you dont wanna fuck your brother, tell him to say that he didnt put the pics either, and that some Joe Doe put the pics there, in an effort to fuck YOU, or your bro. You see what I am saying? Just make up a fucking excuse, and pretend you dont know what the fuck they are talking about. Good luck on this one, and I truly hope you get your ass out of this fucking mess asap.:winkwink: