Topic: [BOUNTY] Info leading to criminal arrest in ASIC Theft. Escrow via John K. (Read 4418 times)

Sweet, you've now let everyone know you have guns inside your house. So if I wanted to rob I would just wait untill you leave and then do the deed, pick up some nice weapons as well.

He does, or he did at some point. I purchased a 5970 from him a couple years ago. I'm not sure if he would move up from pass through ponzi to breaking into someone's home, but anything's possible.

Where was Josh when this happened? Does he have an alibi?

Yes, I highly recommend anyone with expensive mining equipment do this. I would, but I no longer have anything to insure.

For those interested, I received a settlement from my standard insurance policy that doesn't come close to replacement cost. Standard insurance policies have limits on single items and items used for business. To avoid frustration and extreme disappointment, insure each if your miners for replacement cost and lost income.

Instead of going crazy with security, why not get your equipment covered by your homeowners insurance? A camera won't do you any good if your house catches fire or floods.

Look at the addresses to whom you sent to or received packages from on eBay. It's probably the dude who lives near you.

Did you happen to have other items listed for sale on eBay at the same time as your Avalon? It could be that the thief bought one of your other items to get your address.

Laws in Texas are geared towards homeowners. I am armed and prepared to defend with deadly force but I'm hoping it wouldn't get to that. I'd prefer to choke the individual until police arrive.

Criminals tend to visit when you are not home anyways. My best advice is to do like I've done and get an alarm system and closed circuit video cameras. Many of you may be expecting to receive expensive miners shortly and the best way to keep them in your possession is to be proactive in securing your home.

I'd also recommend purchasing additional insurance for your miners. Regular home insurance policies usually have limits on single items like computers or devices used for business and they are always looking for a way to weasel out of full coverage. My Avalon was classified as a business device, which is covered but limited to a certain amount which doesn't even come relatively close to replacement cost.

The average number of rounds fire in a police shooting ... 17. 

Responsible gun owners should know the laws related to self defense, castle doctrine, stand your ground, etc in their state.

If you genuinely believe that your situation does not requrie lesthal force then 1 shot is just as wrong as 5.  If your situation requires lethal force then it requires lethal force until the target is no longer a threat.  That means aim center mass and shoot until target ceases to be a threat, has left the area, or you run out of ammo.

Speaking as an 11 year Army Veteran shooting with a pistol under combat conditions is difficult.  Even trained Police Officers rarely hit one in 12 shots.  The first thing that happens is you will get a shot of adrenaline likely the largest and most intense dose of adrenaline you will experience in your life.  The bad news is this causes peripheral vision to fade, fine motor skills (like aiming and trigger squeeze) to be degraded and a sensation of time operating at a increased speed.  Many soldiers in firefights will believe it lasted 10-15 minutes only to find out only find out it was 90 seconds.

It can be very difficult to make an assessment under combat conditions if a target is still a threat (and self defense is combat).  If they are still a threat and you hesitate trying to determine if you landed two hits or not it may be the last mistake you make.

Positively identify the threat (make sure the intruder is really an intruder).
Aim center mass (no stupid "shoot him in the leg" nonsense landing body shots is tough enough).
Shoot to stop the threat (continue to engage the target until is no longer a threat).

Lol one maybe two bullets is self defense. 5 will get you in trouble.

I prefer a triple tap directly. Don't need to even aim for the head. Maybe even quad tap. The fifth one, if needed would be point blank to make sure the threat really has stopped and won't get back up to murder you and leave your family without a father.

If it goes to court, you have self-defense laws. But at least you are alive, and you might be able to attend your son's graduation.

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Please tell me you are kidding! If you have a sick kid, you don't go breaking into other people's homes stealing their Avalon Bitcoin mining machines! What is he gonna do? Mine Bitcoins for a week, and then sell them on MtGox (which takes another week)?

Nothing a few candles, a pentagram, some blood from a freshly slaughtered goat, a gateway to the stygian blackness of a nether realm, and the whisperings of a ancient and evil consciousness that ravens for our blood can't solve. 

Literally the worst advice on this topic I have EVER seen. Lethal force is lethal force, in the eyes of the law. If you're going to deploy lethal force, you'd better have good justification for it. If you're shooting to wound, you demonstrate that you did not feel threatened, and therefore were not justified in shooting. And even if you didn't feel threatened at the time, you may very well quickly find yourself on the other end of a weapon that you didn't realize he had.

Breaking and entering is a violent crime. Same category as rape, assault, etc, etc.

If somebody is violent enough to break into your home, you'd be wise to bank on the idea that they're violent enough to be armed and dangerous. Shoot to stop the threat. That means, at minimum, a controlled pair, center of mass. If that doesn't do the trick, move up and put one to the head. Rinse, repeat as necessary until 'threat' drops.

If you go intentionally shooting at people's legs/feet, the DA will have a field day with you!

^^ sometimes its better to live in a rough neighborhood. The thief gets an ass kicking and gets robbed shortly after leaving youre house and the guy who robbed him will try and sell it back to you when you get home from work not knowing its youre stuff!

Its like youre paying for a unsaid bounty! lolz

 

Yeah but when that red mist decends you sometimes come round sitting on a dead body eating his still warm liver :-)

Haha, I ran through the scenario in my head a few times while I was waiting for someone to take the bait off my doorstep last week. It usually involved me catching him with a surprised look as he shook the empty BFL box, then applying a firm rear-naked choke for 8-12 seconds. The next 30 minutes would be me letting him go in and out of consciousness as I systematically break each of his major limbs. This of course was a grandiose plan and in actuality I would probably hog tie him after the first choke, then turn him over to the police. I'm not a mean person and everyone deserves a second chance.

Man people are amazing I wish you the best with this. Hopefully someone will come through for you and this should helps others be on the lookout for this type of crap.

My advice:  Beat the crap out of who stole your Avalon...don't listen to these tree hugging, hippy-hipsters...they are push-overs in real life

I was robbed last august of 4 cell phones, a digital camera, and a laptop.
It was my neighbor who I invited over to my party.  I had known him for 1+ years prior to this happening.

Anyway long story short...I called my stolen phone and the guy answered and said "Hello?".  I then knew it was him.   After spending one hour looking for him, i found him trying to trade the stuff for heroin.   I confronted him and he said it was his stuff and then he threatened me.  
I lost it, beat the crap out of him, threw him through the drug dealer's window and sent him to the hospital for 2 days.


Looking back on it...it was great to beat up a scumbag.  I got my stolen property back as well.  On the other-hand...I almost killed the guy and the police thought I was the criminal until they realized he had robbed me.   I could have gotten charged with a felony / misdemeanor on my record for $1k of stolen stuff.  This could have affected my future job prospects for the rest of my life.


Moral of the story:   If you are gonna fight and beat the crap out of someone...Run away after you do it...and Please make sure its the right person.  Police are a pain in the ass to deal with.  Finally, sometimes its just better to let it go.