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Topic: Whatever happened to the Bitcoin Police? (Read 2927 times)

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March 04, 2014, 02:53:42 PM
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We need to get them back and registered! Previous ones were not registered get a private detective license should do the math but they will require donations to start up as they might only solve 5 out of 100 bitcoin crimes, so payment will be less if they take it as a full time job..

What did they do specifically? Like what information did they require on a case and what was the result?

unless you hand them the evidence and all the documentation. the answer to the question is nothing. the most they would do is search the forums and post history of the accused and gleam information from other people. and claim they done all the 'investigations' bt wont take anyone to court or anything of the sort.

average joe could find out the same info they would possibly gleam from the internet. purely because "they" are also "average joe".

what is needed is not average joe, sitting in a basement that paid a fee to be a P.i. but we need to find people that were or are:
police officers (able to perform arrests and gather evidence)
military (able to do alot of foot work to locate and surveillance the accused)
lawyer (to be the accused's prosecutor)

basement dwelling armchair activists need not apply

Would my service be of any use. $50 and the person's name, number and address, or as close as you can get to that information, and I provide (if you need it for legal reasons) - full ssn, dob, 10 year address history, names, numbers, place of employment, emails, social networks, property and vehicle information (vehicles the person owns, license plate #'s, vin #'s, etc), and more.... would this be of use and worth it. I have far more access to information than the "average joe". I run a fully licensed business and we investigate persons and companies daily.
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I remember hearing a lot about these "Bitcoin Police" a year or two ago. But now it seems they have disappeared?

What happened?

Bitcoin is still full of rogues, scoundrels, and swindlers. Why aren't they doing their job?



My $.02.

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legendary
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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.
The Bitcoin Police are regrouping and trying to figure out who will take the job as Police Chief: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304585004579415422696315770
legendary
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We need to get them back and registered! Previous ones were not registered get a private detective license should do the math but they will require donations to start up as they might only solve 5 out of 100 bitcoin crimes, so payment will be less if they take it as a full time job..

What did they do specifically? Like what information did they require on a case and what was the result?

unless you hand them the evidence and all the documentation. the answer to the question is nothing. the most they would do is search the forums and post history of the accused and gleam information from other people. and claim they done all the 'investigations' bt wont take anyone to court or anything of the sort.

average joe could find out the same info they would possibly gleam from the internet. purely because "they" are also "average joe".

what is needed is not average joe, sitting in a basement that paid a fee to be a P.i. but we need to find people that were or are:
police officers (able to perform arrests and gather evidence)
military (able to do alot of foot work to locate and surveillance the accused)
lawyer (to be the accused's prosecutor)

basement dwelling armchair activists need not apply
legendary
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I remember hearing a lot about these "Bitcoin Police" a year or two ago. But now it seems they have disappeared?

bitcoin police were like real police. sitting in their chairs, eating doghnuts.

people that do not leave their basements
people that do not know the law as much as a lawyer
people that do not have the authority to arrest someone
people that do not have the resources to do proper background checks through government databases
.. were the people that wanted to be bitcoin police..

... in the end no arrests were made through their actions. and thus no one used them and they disapeared
legendary
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The only Bitcoin police we need are right here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.5510378! It's people who can't handle their own money responsibly, that look for someone else to do it for them. So how can they ever tell that the money handlers aren't crooks themselves?

Smiley
sr. member
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I remember hearing a lot about these "Bitcoin Police" a year or two ago. But now it seems they have disappeared?

What happened?

Bitcoin is still full of rogues, scoundrels, and swindlers. Why aren't they doing their job?

Last I checked Bitcoin Police were a bunch of Australian dudes smoking BBQ and swilling beer, looking at a proxy-registered domain in WHOIS every few months and maybe portscanning a tornode if the weather was fine, predictably ending in "Nope, can't find 'im, mate! Cheers!" and some more drunkenness.

love it
sr. member
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We need to get them back and registered! Previous ones were not registered get a private detective license should do the math but they will require donations to start up as they might only solve 5 out of 100 bitcoin crimes, so payment will be less if they take it as a full time job..
legendary
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amarha
I'm still here at least, though my only real success was getting A1BITCOINPOOL to pay up the 40 or so BTC he owed and tracking down the guy behind "HomelessJackie". I haven't been as active as I used to be. I do intend to start skiptracing regularly once I am financially-independent, which I hope is sometime shortly after my Avalons are delivered.

You tracked down the guy behind Homeless Jackie? Nice. I must of missed that.
donator
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I'm still here at least, though my only real success was getting A1BITCOINPOOL to pay up the 40 or so BTC he owed and tracking down the guy behind "HomelessJackie". I haven't been as active as I used to be. I do intend to start skiptracing regularly once I am financially-independent, which I hope is sometime shortly after my Avalons are delivered.
legendary
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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.
Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?

Oh no you di'unt! (I've never promoted them in any way shape or form.)

LOL - that was a slower response than I expected. I thought you might be asleep.

Hey, what was that guys name that started the BP idea. I think he lost money too. I can't remember.

I don't know who *started* it, but I know that there were two very active members, both SomeoneWeird and MrTiggr.
That's right, SomeoneWeird is who I was thinking of.
legendary
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legendary
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Is that anything like the cyber police?

Consequences will never be the same!

I never did learn to backtrace someone.

Well then ya dun goofed.
hero member
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Is that anything like the cyber police?

Consequences will never be the same!

I never did learn to backtrace someone.
legendary
Activity: 916
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Is that anything like the cyber police?

Consequences will never be the same!
hero member
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Hero VIP ultra official trusted super staff puppet
Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?

Oh no you di'unt! (I've never promoted them in any way shape or form.)

LOL - that was a slower response than I expected. I thought you might be asleep.

Hey, what was that guys name that started the BP idea. I think he lost money too. I can't remember.

I don't know who *started* it, but I know that there were two very active members, both SomeoneWeird and MrTiggr.
legendary
Activity: 2156
Merit: 1393
You lead and I'll watch you walk away.
Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?

Oh no you di'unt! (I've never promoted them in any way shape or form.)

LOL - that was a slower response than I expected. I thought you might be asleep.

Hey, what was that guys name that started the BP idea. I think he lost money too. I can't remember.
hero member
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Hero VIP ultra official trusted super staff puppet
Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?

Oh no you di'unt! (I've never promoted them in any way shape or form.)
hero member
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They are alive and well in the "Red List" thread.
legendary
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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.
Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?
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