by ashdksnndck on 6/21/2025, 3:48:06 AM
by RainyDayTmrw on 6/21/2025, 4:08:56 AM
There's a legal principle known as "attractive nuisance"[1] that might be relevant here. The idea is that if you create conditions, which are likely to lead to harm, and you _knew or should have known better_ (so you can't claim ignorance), then you're legally liable. This seems similar.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attractive_nuisance_doctrine
by pyrolistical on 6/21/2025, 5:04:38 AM
What prevents police from going after regular bank atms? It’s not like banks are not used for fraud as well.
What prevent people claiming fraud again and again?
This is why we need courts, not police with power tools.
Have a feeling this is just rage bait
by mrlatinos on 6/21/2025, 3:16:16 AM
Are they going to rob the Western Union next?
by doodlebugging on 6/21/2025, 3:56:47 AM
I guess the author of that article has never used an orbital grinder since they identified it as a circular saw. The author and the editor both whiffed on that.
The story about the family losing their money to a bitcoin scammer just reinforces the perception that bitcoin is tool of and for criminals, scammers, and general low-lifes to use to launder money in the hopes that they won't be caught. People around there can't afford to get scammed as the area is very low income. $25000 was probably that family's life savings and is not far from the median annual income for the county. Bitcoin scammers should focus on scamming high net worth zip codes and leave poor people alone. They might be seen as modern Robin Hoods instead of just a bunch of robber hoods.
No matter how high the "value" of bit-coin or other shit-coins rises they will always carry the permanent stink of fraud and theft, money laundering. Other legitimate forms of payment may share some of that stink but with crypto it is a design feature.
by tehwebguy on 6/21/2025, 4:32:24 AM
Infinite money glitch in Jasper County.
by BobbyTables2 on 6/21/2025, 4:39:24 AM
From the looks of that photo, looks like the gas station owner is getting a new floor too!
by couchdb_ouchdb on 6/21/2025, 4:26:09 AM
Read the article -- what was the crime? I'm still confused.
by ruined on 6/21/2025, 3:14:38 AM
asset custody will always be the hard part
by cyberge99 on 6/22/2025, 3:26:38 AM
> locate what appeared to be the victims money
That’s what I say every time I see cash in real life: “hey, that looks just like my $20 bill!”
by neuroelectron on 6/21/2025, 5:00:45 AM
Based
Happy to hear about police doing something to help crime victims. Around here you are lucky if they show up at all.
If the bitcoin ATMs have to bear the cost of restitution for scams, they’ll raise fees to cover it and/or implement measures to make their product less useful for scammers. If that makes their business nonviable, so be it.