Scamula
11th April 2007, 07:30 AM
(No, this doesn't belong in the Sex section). :tongue:
Every person who lives foul must one day go down. There are whole teams of people out there from FBI to the local popo to Target AP officers who are working to bust schemers and scammers, tricksters and boosters :cop:. If you commit economic crime for any length of time even if it is just shoplifting, you will eventually go down, be it in the back of a police car or if you're lucky and smart, it'll just be a "close call". Play your cards right and that's all your "brush" will be. Going down doesn't mean that you're bad at your job, not necessarily. You've got to keep in mind that for every fraud artist, there is a wily cop or a knowlegeable LP officer who knows what's up and who knows what you're about to do before you do it (or at least they think they do). I'm not going to sit here and play that SWIM crap here....I had a close call while shoplifting once and it scared the shit out of me. Because I played my cards right, I walked away free. I didn't have my merchandise that I was trying to *obtain* but no amount of merchandise is worth your freedom.
What do you do when you find that the hounds are closing in on you? It depends on the situation. You basically have three avenues: lying your ass off, hauling that said ass, or knowing when to simply go down with grace and class. Let's look at each of them.
1. Lying Your Ass Off: This is useful in situations where the authorities suspect what you are doing, but yet do not know exactly and cannot PROVE what you are doing without extra effort and work on their part. An example of this is the door alarm goes off on you as you are leaving Wal-Mart and you have some stolen stuff in your cart. You've done your job up until this point and they didn't see you actually conceal anything. You would've gotten away scot-free but you missed one of those hidden security tags and now you're busted. This is a good situation for lying because the stakes are not too high (even if you do go down for real, you won't spend 20 years in the jug over shoplifting) and you're not talking to the real authorities (at least not yet). Simply lie your way out of it (I forgot that was at the bottom of the cart, I put it aside because I was trying to see how much my necessities came to first before I put that on the tab and then I just forgot about it) Blah blah blah. There's a good chance that they'll actually know you're bullshitting but if the person or organization gets back the stuff that you're trying to steal, no harm is really done. They're not going to go through all of the trouble to prosecute you when they know that you could possibly fight it by crying racism or something and they're getting their shit back. Lying is not good however when there's no good plausible alibi for what you've done (i.e. you actually have the stolen goods sans wrapper on your person) and you're talking to the real popo. Lying to the real popo will just make things worse on you.
2. Hauling Ass: This works if you have no real lie ready for what you've done or the stuff that you've defrauded the organization or person out of cannot be taken back in new or like new condition (i.e. you've damaged the goods or already sold them). You have no real choice then but to get the hell out of there. Only do this when the real police are not involved (ie. you're spotted stealing from Target. Make sure you have your buddy in the car waiting all the way at the back of the parking lot. Due to the sidewalk rule they cannot chase you past the walk. Run out to that car and get the hell out of there. Being that you are far away from the store, the license plates will be blurry at best). Flee! :outtahere But whatever you do, no weapons. The mere prescence of a weapon if just going to net you a harsher penalty if you do get caught.
3. Going Down With Grace and Class: Sometimes it is just necessary to go down with grace and class especially if you cannot afford a good lawyer. Let's just say you took revenge against someone who did you wrong and that revenge backfired and the next thing you know, detectives are knocking on your door wanting to speak with you. What do you do? You tell the damn truth that's what you do! :aargh4: You go down with grace and class when a lie will just make things more complicated or will result in more legal trouble if found out (and when dealing with detectives, your dirty laundry will come out). You go down with grace and class whenever dealing with the popo because if they're already there, they know more than they're letting on to you and how you cooperate with them determines your punishment. Tell the truth and take responsibility for your actions. That's a big thing with sheeplistic authority figures. Tell your motives if they are somewhat sympathy inducing and true (but don't cough up lies because they will check this story) however keep bringing up the "I take responsibility for what I've done" point because it carries loads of weight with these dudes. Also apologize for your actions. Accountability is key. You have to know when to let go. You'll just make yourself look foolish if you come up with all of these holey alibis and "I didn't do it" crap. They hear " I didn't do it man" all day long even when they catch people with the gun smoking in their hands. Of course, you have the option of just shutting your piehole until you speak with a lawyer first, but I am assuming if you had to stoop to bad ideas in the first place, you have no good lawyer money upfront. Also, sometimes a lawyer will needlessly complicate things and not be necessary. Sometimes if you are honest with what you've done and if it is not that bad, you will get a warning and not have to go down to the pokey in the first place. Play your cards right.
Having the ability to decide when to hold and when to fold is the hallmark of a good schemer.
Every person who lives foul must one day go down. There are whole teams of people out there from FBI to the local popo to Target AP officers who are working to bust schemers and scammers, tricksters and boosters :cop:. If you commit economic crime for any length of time even if it is just shoplifting, you will eventually go down, be it in the back of a police car or if you're lucky and smart, it'll just be a "close call". Play your cards right and that's all your "brush" will be. Going down doesn't mean that you're bad at your job, not necessarily. You've got to keep in mind that for every fraud artist, there is a wily cop or a knowlegeable LP officer who knows what's up and who knows what you're about to do before you do it (or at least they think they do). I'm not going to sit here and play that SWIM crap here....I had a close call while shoplifting once and it scared the shit out of me. Because I played my cards right, I walked away free. I didn't have my merchandise that I was trying to *obtain* but no amount of merchandise is worth your freedom.
What do you do when you find that the hounds are closing in on you? It depends on the situation. You basically have three avenues: lying your ass off, hauling that said ass, or knowing when to simply go down with grace and class. Let's look at each of them.
1. Lying Your Ass Off: This is useful in situations where the authorities suspect what you are doing, but yet do not know exactly and cannot PROVE what you are doing without extra effort and work on their part. An example of this is the door alarm goes off on you as you are leaving Wal-Mart and you have some stolen stuff in your cart. You've done your job up until this point and they didn't see you actually conceal anything. You would've gotten away scot-free but you missed one of those hidden security tags and now you're busted. This is a good situation for lying because the stakes are not too high (even if you do go down for real, you won't spend 20 years in the jug over shoplifting) and you're not talking to the real authorities (at least not yet). Simply lie your way out of it (I forgot that was at the bottom of the cart, I put it aside because I was trying to see how much my necessities came to first before I put that on the tab and then I just forgot about it) Blah blah blah. There's a good chance that they'll actually know you're bullshitting but if the person or organization gets back the stuff that you're trying to steal, no harm is really done. They're not going to go through all of the trouble to prosecute you when they know that you could possibly fight it by crying racism or something and they're getting their shit back. Lying is not good however when there's no good plausible alibi for what you've done (i.e. you actually have the stolen goods sans wrapper on your person) and you're talking to the real popo. Lying to the real popo will just make things worse on you.
2. Hauling Ass: This works if you have no real lie ready for what you've done or the stuff that you've defrauded the organization or person out of cannot be taken back in new or like new condition (i.e. you've damaged the goods or already sold them). You have no real choice then but to get the hell out of there. Only do this when the real police are not involved (ie. you're spotted stealing from Target. Make sure you have your buddy in the car waiting all the way at the back of the parking lot. Due to the sidewalk rule they cannot chase you past the walk. Run out to that car and get the hell out of there. Being that you are far away from the store, the license plates will be blurry at best). Flee! :outtahere But whatever you do, no weapons. The mere prescence of a weapon if just going to net you a harsher penalty if you do get caught.
3. Going Down With Grace and Class: Sometimes it is just necessary to go down with grace and class especially if you cannot afford a good lawyer. Let's just say you took revenge against someone who did you wrong and that revenge backfired and the next thing you know, detectives are knocking on your door wanting to speak with you. What do you do? You tell the damn truth that's what you do! :aargh4: You go down with grace and class when a lie will just make things more complicated or will result in more legal trouble if found out (and when dealing with detectives, your dirty laundry will come out). You go down with grace and class whenever dealing with the popo because if they're already there, they know more than they're letting on to you and how you cooperate with them determines your punishment. Tell the truth and take responsibility for your actions. That's a big thing with sheeplistic authority figures. Tell your motives if they are somewhat sympathy inducing and true (but don't cough up lies because they will check this story) however keep bringing up the "I take responsibility for what I've done" point because it carries loads of weight with these dudes. Also apologize for your actions. Accountability is key. You have to know when to let go. You'll just make yourself look foolish if you come up with all of these holey alibis and "I didn't do it" crap. They hear " I didn't do it man" all day long even when they catch people with the gun smoking in their hands. Of course, you have the option of just shutting your piehole until you speak with a lawyer first, but I am assuming if you had to stoop to bad ideas in the first place, you have no good lawyer money upfront. Also, sometimes a lawyer will needlessly complicate things and not be necessary. Sometimes if you are honest with what you've done and if it is not that bad, you will get a warning and not have to go down to the pokey in the first place. Play your cards right.
Having the ability to decide when to hold and when to fold is the hallmark of a good schemer.