FYI: If you're gonna break the law, don't film it and post the evidence online.
He didn’t post about it online.
Investigators tracked him down via license plate reader data. Once they had confirmed who the vehicle was registered to, they used an old social media post of his to confirm his place of residence so that they could issue a warrant.
The only social media post the article referenced was one that just said:
Haven’t posted in 3 years whoops. Well I’m a mechanic now, I live on James island with two of the best roommates and I’m enjoying life see yall in another 5 years.
That’s a pretty innocuous post if you ask me.
Damn authoritarian Chinese surveillance state
It's staggering to me just how stupid you'd need to be to provide evidence of a crime you committed by sharing it publicly on social media.
You might as well just hand yourself in at the nearest police station.
That's why I took classes in criminology. To be a better criminal. 😤
They caught like half the j6ers that way.
Im sure the only way you could get away with it is if you:
Do it at night so that nobody innocent is there
Do not take any cell phone or anything electronic tbh
Wear clothing that covers your hair, skin, and anything distinctive on your body
have three sets of clothing available. The before set, the operation set, and the getaway set.
Wear shoes/clothes that are very common and not unique, and bought at a thrift store with cash
use items that are common and not purchased with any credit/debit/tap cards, and only use items purchased some time ago and not recently
put rocks in your shoes to change up your walking/running gait
avoid looking at any cameras dead on
be quick to reduce exposure time
plan multiple entrance and escape paths
dont drive anywhere near that location leading up to the night
dont have anyone drop you off
avoid letting cameras see you on your way there
dont tell anyone about it, not even anonymously on the internet
dont leave anything behind (especially anything from your own body)
dispose of / destroy everything you brought with you in a location that isn't near anywhere you normally go
dont use any kind of maps software to lookup the location, unless its free, open source, and can be viewed offline
do not go straight there from your residence. Do not go straight home afterwards either. Visit places that has foot traffic, a roof, and no cameras so that satellite imagery can't pick you up
But maybe even that isn't enough
Me on my way to vandalize a tesla
That's why bikes are the most cyberpunk means of transport
Yeah but you would definitely have to dispose of it afterwards
Thats why you would have to remove/hide anything unique about you
dont leave anything behind (especially anything from your own body)
That line reminded that I heard at some point that it’s not uncommon for burglars to leave behind a pile of their own poop in a place they broke into. Don’t quite recall the explanation, but I think it was something about adrenaline and fight or flight. Can’t find the source right now but if I do I’ll post it.
Voice of experience, I take it?
How you gonna wear some fingerless gloves before you throw a molotov?
Like the point is to not have the fingerprint lmfao
FYI: If you're gonna break the law, don't film it and post the evidence online.
He didn’t post about it online.
Investigators tracked him down via license plate reader data. Once they had confirmed who the vehicle was registered to, they used an old social media post of his to confirm his place of residence so that they could issue a warrant.
The only social media post the article referenced was one that just said:
That’s a pretty innocuous post if you ask me.
Damn authoritarian Chinese surveillance state
It's staggering to me just how stupid you'd need to be to provide evidence of a crime you committed by sharing it publicly on social media.
You might as well just hand yourself in at the nearest police station.
That's why I took classes in criminology. To be a better criminal. 😤
They caught like half the j6ers that way.