How Three Alleged Tesla Vandals Got Caught

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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  FYI: If you’re gonna break the law, don’t film it and post the evidence online.

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  • papasan_mamasan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    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.

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    • Bloomcole@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Damn authoritarian Chinese surveillance state

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  • vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    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.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      That’s why I took classes in criminology. To be a better criminal. 😤

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    • Raiderkev@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      They caught like half the j6ers that way.

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• 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  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
  • 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, or 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

  But im sure even that isn’t enough

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  • Brylant@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s why bikes are the most cyberpunk means of transport

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    • 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah but you would definitely have to dispose of it afterwards

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  • Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Me on my way to vandalize a tesla

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  • rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Teslas have also have [their own 360° array of cameras](notateslaapp.com/…/tesla-guide-number-of-cameras-…} that may or may not be active and recording even when they’re parked.

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    • 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Thats why you would have to remove/hide anything unique about you

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  • Bunbury@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    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.

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  • don_kiedyck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Voice of experience, I take it?

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• TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  How you gonna wear some fingerless gloves before you throw a molotov?

  Like the point is to not have the fingerprint lmfao

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