Oh, yeah. This *can't* miss.

"O HAI - BAD GUIZE WHER I LIVE, THEY R TEH AWFUL LOLOLOLOLOLOL zomg"

OMG HELP.. BOOM... OW...

Dwedit
RESPECT MY AUTHORATA!

skinink: You ever seen a police report? I wouldn't want to be sending a short message to cops/departments who have a hard time with spelling, grammar and details. One cop made a report about me for some incident, totally got my name wrong. I was really close to ignoring the summons, because I was not the person stated on the form.
The last thing police need is to use a fairly new technology that'll confuse them.

Most of the Crime Stopper call takers are from an outside call center in Canada. Chances are an officer won't get to fark you over on this one.

\Worked with Crime Stoppers

ttisnf

Nice one Subby! +1

rufus-t-firefly: FTFA: Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


Why does everyone call their local "Our cops need your help" line "Crimestoppers?" You aren't STOPPING crime if it already happened. "Crimesolvers" would be more accurate.

Just posted in the Steamroller Thread...
Oddly appropriate here as well.

dwedit
Thank you sooo much, now how do we make this a reality?

/I'm doing my part.

oneodd1: ttisnf

Excuse my stupid, but wha?

Hmm.. I guess they're OTSOAE...

/"One Taco Short Of An Enchilada" to you newbs

Inbredpoet: oneodd1: ttisnf

Excuse my stupid, but wha?

taking a guess..
this totally is not funny

So now I can send a SWAT team to any house for hilarity to ensue? I love technology!

this is not funny, since when is that shiatty cell phone commercial funny!?!

OMG fark THAT OLD LADY IS TALKING THE WAY PEOPLE TEXT MESSAGE!!!!!

only old people, women, and homosexuals would like that commercial!!! and not even all homosexuals!

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Oh, yeah. This *can't* miss.

"O HAI - BAD GUIZE WHER I LIVE, THEY R TEH AWFUL LOLOLOLOLOLOL zomg"

LOL CRCKDLRZ N HKRZ

This totally is so not funny?

So if I send a text saying "I committed that murder", how long do you think it will be before they are suddenly able to trace the message?

Well done Subby.

/tyvm

Spirit Hammer: This totally is so not funny?

I'm going with "This Thread is so not Funny" now that I have the gist of it...

/

How is it "Crime Stoppers" when the crime has already occured?

Epiphany: this is not funny, since when is that shiatty cell phone commercial funny!?!

OMG fark THAT OLD LADY IS TALKING THE WAY PEOPLE TEXT MESSAGE!!!!!

only old people, women, and homosexuals would like that commercial!!! and not even all homosexuals!


i agree, i worked in an electronics store and that ad played every 35 minutes, i wanted to kill someone, its not very funny or clever.

Imagine serial killers taunting the police through texting :

OMG LOLZ I BBQ VCTM 1 YUM YUM OOPS VCTM 2 ESC GG TYL

Hannibal Lector would end up sounding like a 14 year old girl.

It was from the same commercial as the my best friend Jill, but with an extra heaping of fail I added an extra T. It should have been tisnf which was iirc that is so not fair.

FunkOut: OMG LOLZ I BBQ VCTM 1 YUM YUM OOPS VCTM 2 ESC GG TYL

awesome

mayberebecca: LOL CRCKDLRZ N HKRZ

WHR IZ DA FUZZ - TEH SERL KILLR IZ GTNG A\/\/AY ROTFLMAO :D

OMG HAI MY C4R WUZ ST0L3, PLZ G3T IT B4CK. KTHXBAI

darth_nick23: Epiphany: this is not funny, since when is that shiatty cell phone commercial funny!?!

OMG fark THAT OLD LADY IS TALKING THE WAY PEOPLE TEXT MESSAGE!!!!!

only old people, women, and homosexuals would like that commercial!!! and not even all homosexuals!


i agree, i worked in an electronics store and that ad played every 35 minutes, i wanted to kill someone, its not very funny or clever.

The comic referencing the ad, however, is full of win.

/my brother's kids are like that
//so wants to smack them

SHAKE THE CRIME STICK!

SuburbanCowboy: SHAKE THE CRIME STICK!

That man's name is... ME!

rufus-t-firefly How is it "Crime Stoppers" when the crime has already occured?

Because if you catch the guy and put him away for awhile (in theory), it will prevent future crime from happening, because that guy won't committing much crime for awhile (except maybe assraping other prisoners, but that doesn't count, apparently) and it will possibly deter other criminals. Why do you think we have a criminal justice system in the first place.

I would bet that an anonymous tip is traced back to the sender within two years. If a tip comes in that suggests the tipper is a killer or is a hoax that results in a death when cops break in someone's front door, the tip will be traced back to the caller if it is humanly possible.

Scrophulous Barking Duck: I would bet that an anonymous tip is traced back to the sender within two years. If a tip comes in that suggests the tipper is a killer or is a hoax that results in a death when cops break in someone's front door, the tip will be traced back to the caller if it is humanly possible.

If your killer has any sense at all, he'd use a disposable Trac phone to rat himself out with. Then again, I do understand that most criminals are stupid because if they had any brains, they'd probably find a crime-free way to live their lives.

Also, 911 text messages will be coming soon. Hopefully, people will have the sense to text their calls for help in plain English. Hopefully, they will understand that this is SERIOSE SITUATION and it needs SERIOSE TXTNG and not every abbreviation in the book.

LMark: rufus-t-firefly How is it "Crime Stoppers" when the crime has already occured?

Because if you catch the guy and put him away for awhile (in theory), it will prevent future crime from happening, because that guy won't committing much crime for awhile (except maybe assraping other prisoners, but that doesn't count, apparently) and it will possibly deter other criminals. Why do you think we have a criminal justice system in the first place.


Good point, even though you assume that Crime Stoppers has a goal of permanently locking up everyone who commits a crime. "Well, got 'em all." Many people say prison should be for punishment, not rehabilitation, so you can't just let them out or you won't be stopping crime.

However, here we are discussing a particular crime that has occured, then asking people to give the police information that will help catch the person responsible for said crime.

Uou can't pre-emptively stop crime by arresting someone, as you have to be suspected of a crime to be arrested. This is a quaint idea, held by people who have a pre-9/11 mindset.

Calling the cops to report someone breaking into someone's house doesn't prevent the crime (breaking and entering); however it could prevent items from being stolen - thereby stopping a crime in that sense.

Neighborhood Watch? That's more of a 'crime stopping' idea...even if it consists of little old ladies who dial "9-1" as black kids walk past her window, waiting with her finger poised over the "1."

/Would throwing the "IDY, my BFF Jill?" girl to the wolves count as a crime?
//How about the old lady 'falling' down stairs?
///The CHARACTERS, not the ACTORS

LMark: rufus-t-firefly: How is it "Crime Stoppers" when the crime has already occured?

Because if you catch the guy and put him away for awhile (in theory), it will prevent future crime from happening, because that guy won't committing much crime for awhile (except maybe assraping other prisoners, but that doesn't count, apparently) and it will possibly deter other criminals. Why do you think we have a criminal justice system in the first place.

Lighten up, Francis

Dwedit

I've always wanted to see that happen in that commercial... only the mother would be saying "STFU, n00b".

Thank you, Dwedit. I came here for the sole reason that I wanted to see that.