This is my electric report, it certainly LOOKS like something is up, doesnt it?
Topic: Anyone else get busted by the cops for "suspicious" energy consumption! - page 2. (Read 19401 times)
June 28, 2011, 08:54:17 PM
Well I dont know about this guy's story actually happening or not, but I certainly believe that police will come knocking if they suspect you to be growing drugs. I talked to my father about bitcoins when I first began a couple months ago and he came right out and said it before I could tell him any stories of it. He was a drug/substance abuse counselor in my hometown, so he was in frequent contact with law enforcement and dealt with individuals who were addicts. He said the same thing, that the police look for trends where there's a sharp increase of electric usage, because that's exactly what it points to: growing drugs. Typically my apartment uses ~350kw/month for me and my roomate. With 2 mining rigs, I used around 770 kw, and this month Ive used 1100kw just up to the 26th. I mean if you were growing drugs, this kind of power usage is exactly what would make police suspicious.
This is my electric report, it certainly LOOKS like something is up, doesnt it?
This is my electric report, it certainly LOOKS like something is up, doesnt it?
June 28, 2011, 08:36:39 PM
The DEA has no jurisdiction inside Canada, which Vancouver is a part of.
Sigh...http://thetyee.ca/News/2004/10/27/WhyUSDrugCopVan/
That's the first result on google bty. An I while I said DEA I'm not sure who the equivalent in Canada is as I'm in Portland WA
Look If I have to spend this thread trying to prove I'm not BS'ing you guys then I'm sorry I bothered to give you some sort of warning that this could happen.
I'm sorry I even bothered as this now seems more like a witch hunt than people thinking this could ever happen to them as well.
If you want to consider this as a possibility and talk about it then do otherwise don't bother as I'm finished defending myself.
I'm sorry you think it's a witch hunt. The fact is that we've heard this same story before, exact in nearly every detail, and it turned out to be completely unsubstantiated. If you really wanted to warn people that this was really going on, then you could have provided some substantiation, such as a news story from the Vancouver Sun or some other semi-reliable news source.
And if your friend claimed that this happened and did NOT call the press, then you should doubt every word of the story.
June 28, 2011, 08:29:24 PM
Another troll went out of the newbie cage -_- Cops do not tell you "We ran fly over thermal scan which picked up a higher than normal heat signature coming from his utility room"
No that would just be in the search warrant they're required to give you a copy of (at least here in the US) when they perform the search.
June 28, 2011, 06:33:55 PM
Another troll went out of the newbie cage -_- Cops do not tell you "We ran fly over thermal scan which picked up a higher than normal heat signature coming from his utility room"
June 28, 2011, 06:09:16 PM
Becarefull, in some places it's a crime to take pictures or video of cops on duty...
June 28, 2011, 05:44:13 PM
^ lol
Also, I'm about to bring another 2 Gh/s online. If anyone does show up to my door, I will definitely get pics for this thread.
Oh and a lawyer to sue them with.
Also, I'm about to bring another 2 Gh/s online. If anyone does show up to my door, I will definitely get pics for this thread.
Oh and a lawyer to sue them with.
June 28, 2011, 04:50:12 PM
Story seems fairly legit; Cops are cunts. End of story.
June 28, 2011, 04:35:23 PM
The DEA has no jurisdiction inside Canada, which Vancouver is a part of.
Sigh...http://thetyee.ca/News/2004/10/27/WhyUSDrugCopVan/
That's the first result on google bty. An I while I said DEA I'm not sure who the equivalent in Canada is as I'm in Portland WA
Look If I have to spend this thread trying to prove I'm not BS'ing you guys then I'm sorry I bothered to give you some sort of warning that this could happen.
I'm sorry I even bothered as this now seems more like a witch hunt than people thinking this could ever happen to them as well.
If you want to consider this as a possibility and talk about it then do otherwise don't bother as I'm finished defending myself.
June 28, 2011, 04:20:06 PM
The DEA has no jurisdiction inside Canada, which Vancouver is a part of.
June 28, 2011, 04:04:19 PM
No DEA kicking in my doors, but I will say that about a month after I put together 3 dedicated miners, I got a letter from DWP saying that someone will be coming by to check the meter. Could be routine, but I'm just sayin.
June 28, 2011, 02:11:05 PM
Ok, you seem sincere. I believe you.
I don't. It's just a kid with an overactive imagination and a need for attention.
The DEA busted in your 'buddys' house and asked if he's the 'google or something'.
Then you woke up.
June 28, 2011, 01:42:18 PM
America, land of freedom.
And power comsumption monitoring.
See previous post.And power comsumption monitoring.
OWNED! LOL
i didn't even read the whole thread, and also he says the same thing.
you have a strange concept for "owned".
June 28, 2011, 12:38:16 PM
lol and all they found was bitcoins right 
June 28, 2011, 11:44:46 AM
man they totally monitor the power usage like that, if you didnt know that you know nothing...
Maybe Google told them?
- http://www.sdge.com/smartmeter/googlePilot.shtml
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/update-on-google-health-and-google.html
June 28, 2011, 11:36:54 AM
Wow, this is insane.
June 28, 2011, 11:16:56 AM
America, land of freedom.
And power comsumption monitoring.
See previous post.And power comsumption monitoring.
OWNED! LOL
June 28, 2011, 11:16:46 AM
while I cannot confirm this dudes story, I can confirm that in rurual suburban areas this is how they try to track down indoor grow operations. There is also an article online somewhere about this very issue. Again, this is why this country sucks right now and we need major reform(coughronpaulcough). We are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty yet because of something as simple as energy consumption we are over regulated to the point of being criminals. it is pure b.s. this is a small example of the slow but incremental move to a police state by the global elites looking to control man kind. if someone has a huge grow operation, why not knock and stop in with some cops or dea agents. having a night time raid where they knock down your door and stick a gun in your face in the middle of the night over power consumption and POSSIBLY growing weed is ridiculous. The patriot act enables this kind of behavior and we need to rise as one and stop all this government and elitest take over. its becoming 1984 faster than ever and the majority of society needs to wake up, stop watching E news about the latest celeb rehab trip and get a clue. they used to try to hide the fact they are corrupt and looking to rape us all, but they are becoming more and more arrogant and bold. seriously.
www.infowars.com
my 2 cents.
www.infowars.com
my 2 cents.
Vancouver is in CANADA. FYI.
no shit. I am referring to the power consumption monitoring in the US. go be a smartass somewhere else.
June 28, 2011, 10:59:45 AM
America, land of freedom.
And power comsumption monitoring.
See previous post. And power comsumption monitoring.
June 28, 2011, 10:03:33 AM
while I cannot confirm this dudes story, I can confirm that in rurual suburban areas this is how they try to track down indoor grow operations. There is also an article online somewhere about this very issue. Again, this is why this country sucks right now and we need major reform(coughronpaulcough). We are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty yet because of something as simple as energy consumption we are over regulated to the point of being criminals. it is pure b.s. this is a small example of the slow but incremental move to a police state by the global elites looking to control man kind. if someone has a huge grow operation, why not knock and stop in with some cops or dea agents. having a night time raid where they knock down your door and stick a gun in your face in the middle of the night over power consumption and POSSIBLY growing weed is ridiculous. The patriot act enables this kind of behavior and we need to rise as one and stop all this government and elitest take over. its becoming 1984 faster than ever and the majority of society needs to wake up, stop watching E news about the latest celeb rehab trip and get a clue. they used to try to hide the fact they are corrupt and looking to rape us all, but they are becoming more and more arrogant and bold. seriously.
www.infowars.com
my 2 cents.
www.infowars.com
my 2 cents.
Vancouver is in CANADA. FYI.
June 28, 2011, 09:21:14 AM
. I am planning to put up my miner , I am here with the lowest electricity price ,around 5cent per kilowatt . I hope after a month this won't happen to me .Even though ,pot-growing here is popular.
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