Megan Boken was one of many slain by thieves going ‘Apple picking.’ But momentum is building to force manufacturers to install ‘kill switches’ that render stolen phones inoperable.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...phone.html

iScrumping.

(05-08-2014 01:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Megan Boken was one of many slain by thieves going ‘Apple picking.’ But momentum is building to force manufacturers to install ‘kill switches’ that render stolen phones inoperable.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...phone.html

Too many tech geniuses that would easily make it operable again.

(05-08-2014 03:40 PM)AngryAphid Wrote:  iScrumping.

The Apple of your i

(05-08-2014 03:55 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Too many tech geniuses that would easily make it operable again.

True, but the kinds of people who kill someone for their phone are unlikely to have that type of specialized knowledge.

Yeah, thieves want things they can turn around quick and easy. There's a reason nobody steals pink cars.

(05-08-2014 01:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Megan Boken was one of many slain by thieves going ‘Apple picking.’ But momentum is building to force manufacturers to install ‘kill switches’ that render stolen phones inoperable.

Since your M.O. is quite well known, I'm confident you knew that Megan Boken is a white women while her killers, Keith Esters and Jonathan Perkins, are both black teenagers.

You are are as predictable as the day is long.

(05-08-2014 04:02 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 03:55 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Too many tech geniuses that would easily make it operable again.

True, but the kinds of people who kill someone for their phone are unlikely to have that type of specialized knowledge.

Unless they have a guy on the inside, but then again, if that's the case then they'll be stealing higher quality things than an Apple product.

(05-08-2014 04:10 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 01:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Megan Boken was one of many slain by thieves going ‘Apple picking.’ But momentum is building to force manufacturers to install ‘kill switches’ that render stolen phones inoperable.

Since your M.O. is quite well known, I'm confident you knew that Megan Boken is a white women while her killers, Keith Esters and Jonathan Perkins, are both black teenagers.

You are are as predictable as the day is long.

Lol. Actually, I knew the girl was white because her picture is displayed on the article. I had no idea of the race of her killers.

I knew however that someone with an agenda would find out the race of the killers and make an issue of it if they were of a different.

You Sir are as predictable as the day is long.

(05-08-2014 04:02 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 03:55 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Too many tech geniuses that would easily make it operable again.

True, but the kinds of people who kill someone for their phone are unlikely to have that type of specialized knowledge.

I have a jailbroken iPhone and iPad and it was quick and easy to do it - just download the program onto a computer, connect the device to that computer and run the program. I'm sure once a kill switch is added to phones a hack to defeat them won't be far behind. Besides, say a phone is stolen and then killed, would the person the thief sells it to know it? He'd probably buy it without even knowing it won't work. And most phones have GPS capabilities, so how come we're not finding all these phones with the crooks attached to them?

(05-08-2014 04:10 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 01:10 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Megan Boken was one of many slain by thieves going ‘Apple picking.’ But momentum is building to force manufacturers to install ‘kill switches’ that render stolen phones inoperable.

Since your M.O. is quite well known, I'm confident you knew that Megan Boken is a white women while her killers, Keith Esters and Jonathan Perkins, are both black teenagers.

You are are as predictable as the day is long.

If they call it "Apple Pickin", its gotta be a black thing. Just sayin'...

Didn't take long for the Conservatives to turn this story into a race issue.

And they claim they're not racist.

Why the hell does race matter in this story?

(05-08-2014 06:38 PM)mathenis89 Wrote:  Didn't take long for the Conservatives to turn this story into a race issue.

And they claim they're not racist.

Why the hell does race matter in this story?

A liberals brought this thread up, remember....

(05-08-2014 06:41 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 06:38 PM)mathenis89 Wrote:  Didn't take long for the Conservatives to turn this story into a race issue.

And they claim they're not racist.

Why the hell does race matter in this story?

Liberals brought it up, remember....

Except for the part where the Conservative brought it up.

(05-08-2014 04:10 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  Since your M.O. is quite well known, I'm confident you knew that Megan Boken is a white women while her killers, Keith Esters and Jonathan Perkins, are both black teenagers.

You are are as predictable as the day is long.

(05-08-2014 06:43 PM)mathenis89 Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 06:41 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 06:38 PM)mathenis89 Wrote:  Didn't take long for the Conservatives to turn this story into a race issue.

And they claim they're not racist.

Why the hell does race matter in this story?

Liberals brought it up, remember....

Except for the part where the Conservative brought it up.

(05-08-2014 04:10 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  Since your M.O. is quite well known, I'm confident you knew that Megan Boken is a white women while her killers, Keith Esters and Jonathan Perkins, are both black teenagers.

You are are as predictable as the day is long.

Fit is a conservative? It is his thread...

Like I said, If they call it "Apple Pickin", its gotta be a black thing.

(05-08-2014 06:44 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 06:43 PM)mathenis89 Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 06:41 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 06:38 PM)mathenis89 Wrote:  Didn't take long for the Conservatives to turn this story into a race issue.

And they claim they're not racist.

Why the hell does race matter in this story?

Liberals brought it up, remember....

Except for the part where the Conservative brought it up.

(05-08-2014 04:10 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  Since your M.O. is quite well known, I'm confident you knew that Megan Boken is a white women while her killers, Keith Esters and Jonathan Perkins, are both black teenagers.

You are are as predictable as the day is long.

Fit is a conservative? It is his thread...

He posted a story of a woman being murdered. Race was not mentioned in the article he posted.

A conservative brought up race.

(05-08-2014 06:38 PM)mathenis89 Wrote:  Didn't take long for the Conservatives to turn this story into a race issue.

It's a white privilege thing. If ya got it, flaunt it.

I like apples.

(05-08-2014 06:08 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 04:02 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(05-08-2014 03:55 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Too many tech geniuses that would easily make it operable again.

True, but the kinds of people who kill someone for their phone are unlikely to have that type of specialized knowledge.

I have a jailbroken iPhone and iPad and it was quick and easy to do it - just download the program onto a computer, connect the device to that computer and run the program. I'm sure once a kill switch is added to phones a hack to defeat them won't be far behind. Besides, say a phone is stolen and then killed, would the person the thief sells it to know it? He'd probably buy it without even knowing it won't work. And most phones have GPS capabilities, so how come we're not finding all these phones with the crooks attached to them?

That is actually a very good question, I was driving in SC and saw a wreck, called 991 to report while seeing if the people were hurt, one had nasty cuts, the other a broken wrist and leg. The 911 operator asked me where I was, I knew the road, but not the mile marker or the area (land marks). She asked if my phone had GPS and if I had it on, I said yes. She tried the the number and pinged my GPS, within seconds she knew where I was within 50 feet.