Re:How Turtl has no idea when you're sharing copyrighted stuff
by gamblor956 on Monday March 31, 2014 @02:40AM
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Yes, that's actually happened before. It's never turned out well for the actual perpetrator.
The mail service has a remarkable ability to track mail packages, even those not sent by certified or registered mail. Additionally, police stations log all calls received--there's no such thing as an anonymous call. The use of a pay phone, prepaid cell phone, or online burner number is a huge red flag--it supports the recipient's defense that someone is attempting to ruin their reputation. Plus, almost all child pornography cases are coordinated with a special DOJ task force, due to the international scope of this offense.
Once it's been established that the recipient is being framed, the police--and the FBI--turn their attention to finding the actual perpetrator. The use of the postal service makes the frame-up a federal crime.
This is actually how the FBI actually cracked one of the more infamous child porn rings a few years ago--some idiot tried to frame his neighbor over some stupid dispute and they traced it back to him quite easily.
The mail service has a remarkable ability to track mail packages, even those not sent by certified or registered mail. Additionally, police stations log all calls received--there's no such thing as an anonymous call. The use of a pay phone, prepaid cell phone, or online burner number is a huge red flag--it supports the recipient's defense that someone is attempting to ruin their reputation. Plus, almost all child pornography cases are coordinated with a special DOJ task force, due to the international scope of this offense.
Once it's been established that the recipient is being framed, the police--and the FBI--turn their attention to finding the actual perpetrator. The use of the postal service makes the frame-up a federal crime.
This is actually how the FBI actually cracked one of the more infamous child porn rings a few years ago--some idiot tried to frame his neighbor over some stupid dispute and they traced it back to him quite easily.