Using a thief to catch thieves?

**CountArach** · 02-02-2010, 13:10

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

It's wrong, and I'm against it. The government has rules they must follow to obtain evidence. To bypass those rules is to take people's rights away. Paying a thief to get info the government couldn't is using a contractor to bypass the laws put in place to protect the rights of citizens, and therefore destroys those rights.

CR

I have to agree with CR here. Let the apocolypse come.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 02-02-2010, 21:40

Originally Posted by CountArach

I have to agree with CR here. Let the apocolypse come.

Wouldn't that also apply if the thief gave the information for free as well? As he have broken company policy and probably a contract or two as well? I wouldn't approve of it benig used as the only evidence, but it could be used to find legally obtained evidence to use.

Yes, it would apply. I'm still against it even if given for free and only used to find legal evidence. The starting evidence was illegally obtained and all that flowed from it should be illegal.

CR

**Centurion1** · 02-02-2010, 22:53

easy solution, duh. buy the data. arrest evaders. try them in court. then arrest the guy with the cd for witholding valuable information regarding a crime from the governemnt. he got payed didnt he and then when you arrest him seize his estate. in the end you become far more wealthy.