Smartphones Driving Violent Crime Across US 204
alphadogg writes "Incidents of cellphone theft have been rising for several years and are fast becoming an epidemic. IDG News Service collected data on serious crimes in San Francisco from November to April and recorded 579 thefts of cellphones or tablets, accounting for 41 percent of all serious crime. In just over half the incidents, victims were punched, kicked or otherwise physically intimidated for their phones, and in a quarter of robberies, users were threatened with guns or knives. This isn't just happening in tech-loving San Francisco, either. The picture is similar across the United States. A big reason for such thefts, until recently, is that there had been little to stop someone using a stolen cellphone. Reacting to pressure from law enforcement and regulators, the U.S.'s largest cellphone carriers agreed early last year to establish a database of stolen cellphones."
Re:Glock .40 + iPhone = dead niggers. (Score:1, Interesting)
Homicides per 100,000 population by race:
- Whites = 0.7
- Hispanics = 27
- Blacks = 52
80% of the homicides attributed to "Whites" were actually committed by "Hispanics" who constitute 8% of our population.
http://www.thebirdman.org/Index/Others/Others-Doc-Blacks/+Doc-Blacks-Crime&HateCrime/BlackVsWhiteCrimeStats-Christianparty.htm
Now shut up you scum.
Re:Stupid situation (Score:2, Interesting)
There's no unbricking. I had a phone get reported stolen by an ex that wanted to fuck with me, and it was banned. All I got was the runaround whenever I went to the store or complained. They just told me to buy a new phone and here are our great offers for today. It has a happy ending though, I got a settlement form the phone company and got my ex arrested (who plead guilty to fraud, but got it lowered to a misdemeanor). Not a week later the same thing happened to my new phone, and this time the phone company refused to tell me who called/when/etc. They'd just hang up on me. If I went to the store and complained, I'd get asked to leave.
They went back to court for round 2, and I got a much bigger settlement. It helps that I legally recorded the calls and took notes of all my interactions. I'd give details, but that'd violate the terms of the settlement.