More on Counterfeiting
But counterfeiters don't need perfect facsimiles. What they need are fakes that pass cursory examinations in typical transactions. Until the early 1990s, achieving that involved costly investments in offset presses and engraved plates. Today, a little knowledge and a few commercially available items will suffice. (Nearly all counterfeits detected in Canada are produced by photocopiers and ink-jet printers.) "I don't consider very many criminals to be masterminds," says Haywood. "If all I have to do all day is lie around on the couch and think about it, I can figure out how to circumvent the system and make myself a note."
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I have heard both extremes--especially on the television news.
Extremes in broadcasting are a must to keep one's audience interested.
Ironically, written news (from a reliable source, of course) seems to keep me more interested than many tv news programs.
oops! i meant "robber." i wonder what a bank ropper would do?
"Locals knew there was something odd about their new neighbours."
I love how stories always seem to start with a note that a criminal's neighbors always knew there was something off about her. I mean, it doesn't matter if the criminal is a counterfeiter, pedophile, serial killer, bank ropper, or otherwise defiant individual, his neighbors are ALWAYS going to say, "Welll... I just knew there was something weird about that one."
Only, none of 'em apparently thought enough of it to notify anyone. And, really, would it be so bad if a local said, "Jimmy? Nah, man, he were good guy. I wouldn't never of expected nothing like that from him. Seemed like a normal feller to me." Ah, but, I guess that wouldn't make the news.
:c)