Facebook Photo of Stolen Ring Puts Couple In Jail 143
An anonymous reader writes "A Facebook photo of a stolen 3 carat diamond ring recently helped police solve a jewelry theft. After rings and other items valued at more than $16,000 were taken from a home on Saturday, a friend of the victim's roommate saw one of the items on the social network. 20-year-old Crystal Yamnitzky captioned the photo with the following message: 'Look what Robby gave me I love him so much,' in reference to her 21-year-old boyfriend Robert Driscoll. Yamnitzky's cousin saw the post and told some friends, who alerted police. Both Yamnitzky and Driscoll have been charged in the case."
Re:What is this I don't even (Score:2, Interesting)
Don't forget that he sold six stolen items for only $250.. I mean, selling stolen goods is risky and can earn you a not-so-nice accommodation for a year or more, so why even bother for such a small amount of money?
Because that's all the thief can get - it's not like he has any leverage.
Thief: Hey, I got this great laptop worth $2000.
Fence: Meh. I'll give you $50.
Thief: Hey, it's worth $3000. I want at least $1000
Fence: I'll give you $50, or I'll call the cops and tell them you tried to sell it to me.
Thief: (Grumbles as he hands over laptop and takes his $50)
Re:"Receiving stolen property"? Why is this a crim (Score:4, Interesting)
Actually, what I mean is that it appears that DAs are increasingly willing to bring charges even when it should be obvious the defendant is not guilty, add charges that are clearly inappropriate and insist on the defendant's guilt even when actually proven innocent through forensics. The latter to the point that they have been known to fight the release of a prisoner AFTER they have been unequivocally exonerated.
I suppose all of that could be genuine belief in guilt, but only if the belief has crossed into mental illness, kinda like those guys who genuinely believe the aliens are talking to them in their heads.
It could be that it has always been like that and it just comes to light more often, but that hardly improves matters.