Mobile phone camera used to catch a criminal

[sinizterguy]

A quick-thinking 15-year-old boy used his Sprint cell phone camera to take pictures of a man who allegedly tried to lure him into his car, leading to the man's arrest, police said

Maybe the technology has some use other than bragging rights then.

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[Ubermich]

Geeks: 1
Criminals: 0

w00t!
That is kinda cool though. Sounds like something I would do... assuming I were rich and had a phone w/ camera built in... and were younger... and worthy of kidnapping...
but still.

[sinizterguy]

Originally posted by Ubermich
assuming I were rich and had a phone w/ camera built in... and were younger... and worthy of kidnapping...
but still.

Thats a lot ifs

[westeee]

hehe

that reminds me off what i did once

i was out side with my m8 playing with his r/c car

and i was taking pics of it (not on my phone)

then this strange guy started walking round looking into houses where the ppl wernt in (proberly eyeing up houses u burgel)

neway so i was taking pictures and this guy thought i took a pic of him ,he stuck his middle finger up at me and ran away.

[fathazza]

i think this aint that clever.

U point ur phone at a crim and try and take a pic and ur just more likely to get ur plushty new phone nicked!

[Ubermich]

Originally posted by fathazza
i think this aint that clever.

U point ur phone at a crim and try and take a pic and ur just more likely to get ur plushty new phone nicked!

Yes, but he didn't! That's the point!

[sinizterguy]

Originally posted by fathazza
i think this aint that clever.

U point ur phone at a crim and try and take a pic and ur just more likely to get ur plushty new phone nicked!

Maybe if he was trying to nick your stuff, in this case, he was trying to nick the whole guy not just the phone.