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THESE DAYS, IT SEEMS LIKE
ANYTIME
SOMEONE BREAKS A NAIL, THEY WANT
SUE SOMEONE ELSE FOR DAMAGES.
WELCOME BACK TO "LAWCALL" ON
THIS SATURDAY EVENING.
OUR TOPIC IS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR LEGAL
BRIEF.
>> DO INJURED PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE
THE RIGHT TO SUE.
>> MATT.
>>
[NO AUDIO]
ALREADY.
THANK YOU MATT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE
PHONES NOW.
VERONICA.
>> ROBERT, ARE YOU THERE.
>>> YES, I AM.
>> WELL, I HAD AN ACCIDENT A
COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK,AND IT'S
KIND OF A NEGLIGENT SITUATION.
I'M TRYING TO LOOK TO SEE IF I
CAN FIND A GOOD ATTORNEY IN THE
LICENSED IN THE STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI WOULD DEFINITELY
TAKE CARE OF MY INTERESTS AND
NOT PUT TO THE WAYSIDE.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THAT CAN
HELP ME.
>> GIVE US REAL QUICKLY WHAT'S
GOT YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THIS
ACCIDENT.
>>> WELL, IT'S JUST THAT IT'S
HARD TO EXPLAIN WITHOUT GETTING
INTO DETAIL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SHORT ANSWER SURE THERE'S ANY
NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS IN THE
STATE, AND HERE ON THE COAST
THAT WOULD BE GLAD TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT REPRESENTATION.
THIS IS GENERALLY ATTORNEYS LIKE
OUR FIRM AND CHRIS'S FIRM THEY
WILL TALK TO YOU, AND CONSULT
FOR FREE, AND TYPICALLY
REPRESENT YOU WITHOUT COST
ESPECIALLY ON A CONTINGENCY
MEANING YOU DON'T PAY THEM A
NICKEL UNLESS YOU WIN.
>> WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN AUTO
ACCIDENTS YOU EARLY ON TAKE
STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
YOU NEED TO BE REPRESENTED.
>> SO FOR INSTANCE TYPICALLY
YOU'LL GET A CALL FROM THE
INSURANCE ADJUSTER FROM THE
OTHER PERSON INVOLVED IN THE
ACCIDENT, AND THEY'LL GET A
STATEMENT.
SO YOU NEED TO TALK TO AN
ATTORNEY.
HOW MANY CASES LIKE THIS HAVE
THEY HANDLED.
DO THEY HAVE THE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES TO HANDLE THE CASE
PROPERLY.
>> WHAT'S THEIR TRACK RECORD.
WHAT TYPE OF SETTLEMENTS, AND DO
THAT BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION
TO HIRE.
YOU CAN CALL SOMEONE.
YOU CAN CALL MY OFFICE.
OR CHRIS'S OFFICE OR LOTS OF THE
OTHER ATTORNEYS THAT WILL HAPPY
TO TALK TO YOU.
>> CONCERN NOT EXACTLY KNOWING
WHERE TO GO.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
GET THEM ALL THE TIME, AND JIM
GAVE THE RIGHT ADVICE.
HE NEEDS TO SEEK OUT AN
ATTORNEY.
THEY'LL SIT DOWN, AND TALK ABOUT
HIS CASE.
>> THEY'LL TELL HIM IF IT'S GOT
MERIT.
>> IT SOUNDED LIKE ROBERT WAS
EMOTIONAL.
>> HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT
EARLY ON.
OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE CONCERNED, AND
DEEPLY CONCERN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE DEAL WITH IT IMMEDIATELY.
IT IS A CONCERN ESPECIALLY IF
THEY'RE INJURED.
IF THEY'VE GOT INJURIES WHERE
THEY'RE OUT OF WORK, AND MISSING
PAY.
YOU DEAL WITH THAT FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING.
YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, AND
TRY TO GET THEM HELP.
>> GENERALLY THE FIRST MEETING
IS FREE.
>> BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT HERE.
>> I HEAR IT FROM A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
WE'RE RAISED IN THE SOUTH NOT TO
SUE.
NOT TO NECESSARILY BE ASSERTIVE
IN PROTECTING YOUR RIGHTS.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU DON'T.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU COME IN,AND
GET MOST CASES SETTLE.
A LOT OF THEM BEFORE A LAWSUIT
IS EVER FILED.
THERE IS A MICONCEPTION THAT
PEOPLE ARE RAW RUCK OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT.
AND THEY OFFICIALLY GET BEHIND
THE EIGHT-BALL.
>> THANK YOU ROBERT FOR THE
CALL.
WE'RE GOING TO POPOVER TO CAROL.
>> WHAT CAN WE HELP YOU WITH
TONIGHT, MA'AM.
>> CAROL, ARE YOU THERE?
>> NO CAROL.
SORRY CAROL.
>> CALL BACK IF YOU GET A
CHANCE.
GUYS I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING QUICK HERE.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS
BEFORE THE SHOW BEGAN.
WHEN YOU DO GO TO COURT THERE IS
A MISCONCEPTION WHEN SOMETHING
GOES TO TRIAL.
AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU'LL HAVE
TO DEAL WITH IT.
>> JIM BROUGHT IT UP, AND
THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION THAT
YOU'RE IN TRIAL THAT THE PERSON
MAY NOT HAVE INSURANCE.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO MENTION
INSURANCE IN TRIAL.
YOU'LL GET A MISTRIAL.
THE PERSON YOU'RE SUING HAVE
INSURANCE.
THEY WOULDN'T BE THERE.
>> IT'S A BIG ONE.
>> I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME THAT
PEOPLE SIT ON JURIES.
I WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CASE AS A
JUROR, AND THESE PEOPLE WERE
SUING THIS WOMAN WHO SEEMED
REALLY NICE, AND THERE WAS NO
INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE RULES OF EVIDENCE DO NOT
ALLOW US AS LAWYERS OR TO
MENTION THE FACT THAT INSURANCE
IS INVOLVED IN THE LITIGATION.
BUT YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM
DOLLAR IF THE CASE IS IMPORTANT
ENOUGH TO HAVE A JURY SEATED AND
ALL THE PARTIES ARE THERE THAT
THE PERSON BEING SUED HAS
INSURANCE.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE TOLD
THAT.
>> SO IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS IF
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO HEAR IT DURING THE
TRIAL.
>> IT WOULD CAUSE A MISTRIAL.
AND THEN THE JUDGE IS YELLING AT
YOU.
>> I THINK CHRIS IS ON
"LAWCALL."
WE'VE GOT JOHN ON HOLD.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET TO YOU
RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.
GIVE US A CALL AT
228-896-0713... OR...
800-349-0713. ON THE PHONE NOW
WE HAVE....
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS
BREAK.
WELCOME BACK TO WLOX "LAWCALL."
IF YOU NEED SOME FURTHER
INFORMATION FROM OUR PANEL
TONIGHT PLEASE GIVE CHRIS A CALL
ON MONDAY.
AND THE LONGEST WEBSITE I'VE
EVER SEEN.
WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO THE
PHONE LINES.
I'M SURE IT'S A GREAT WEBSITE.
>> GOT TO CHECK IT OUT.
LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION ON
THERE.
>> WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE
HOLDING FOR A WHILE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO JOHN.
JOHN WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP YOU
SIR.
>>> YES TO MAKE A LONG STORY
SHORT, I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND
MY QUESTION THAT THE ACCIDENT
REPORT WAS 1,000% WRONG.
HOW WOULD YOU GET THE ACCIDENT
REPORT REVISED TO THE RIGHT
THINGS?
>> JOHN HOW LONG AGO DID IT
HAPPEN.
>>> NOVEMBER 4TH.
>> WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHAT YOU
SHOULD DO IS MONDAY MORNING GO
DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WITH THE ACCIDENT REPORT, AND
LET THEM KNOW YOU DISAGREE, AND
YOU THINK IT'S WRONG, AND TELL
THEM WHY.
IF YOU'RE INVOLVED IN AN
ACCIDENT AND YOU SHOULD CALL LAW
ENFORCEMENT IF YOU'RE INVOLVED
IN ANY TYPE OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THE
REPORT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO STATE
YOUR VERSION AND THEY ATTACH IT
TO THE POLICE REPORT.
CHRIS THERE'S SOME AVENUES HERE
TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT
CHANGED.
>> I'VE HAD THIS QUESTION
SEVERAL TIMES WHERE SOMEBODY
DOESN'T REPORT AN INJURY
IMMEDIATELY.
WHICH IS OFTEN THE CASE.
I'VE HAD THIS QUESTION SEVERAL
TIMES WHERE SOMEBODY DOESN'T
REPORT AN INJURY RIGHT AWAY.
>> FOUR DAYS LATER YOU'RE
FEELING PAIN.
MY EXPERIENCE THEY WON'T AMEND
THAT REPORT BECAUSE AT THE TIME
OF THE INCIDENT YOU SAID YOU
WEREN'T HURT.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT AS SOON AS
YOU FEEL PAIN, THAT YOU
IMMEDIATELY GO TO YOUR DOCTOR,
AND EMERGENCY ROOM.
MAKE SURE THEY DOCUMENT IT IT'S
FROM A CAR ACCIDENT.
YOU LET THEM IF YOU HAVE ANY
PREVIOUS INJURIES.
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL USE
THAT REPORT, WHERE YOU SAY YOU
WEREN'T INJURED.
GUEST CHRIS FITZGERALD.
. PLEASE JOIN US
NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT AT 10:30,
WHEN WE'LL
BE TAKING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT
MARDI GRAS MISHAPS THAT INCLUDES
ALCOHOL RELATED INJURIES AND
LIABILITY. . GOODNIGHT.
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>> HEY, GUYS, I'M BILL RANCIC,
AND WELCOME TO AMERICA NOW,
THE SHOW THAT DELIVERS YOU NEWS
AND INFORMATION YOU CAN REALLY
USE.
WE HAVE A FANTASTIC SHOW FOR
YOU.
HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP ON
AMERICA NOW.
>> OH, MY GOD! BEES!
>> HOLLYWOOD WARNED OF THE
HORROR.
>> AAH!
>> NOW, KILLER BEES ARE ON THE
MOVE.
DEATHS REPORTED.
>> YOUR HEAD IS FULL OF
STINGERS, THEY WERE STILL IN
HIM.
>> HOW TO AVOID THESE DEADLY
DRONES.
AND...
[beep]
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> ELECTRONIC PICKPOCKETS.
>> THIS IS SO SAD.
>> GIVING NEW MEANING TO SWIPING
YOUR CREDIT CARD.
>> SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.
>> REDUCING THE TRAUMA OF THE
TROOPS.
>> SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SAME
STRESSOR AND TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> HIGH-TECH THERAPIES TO HELP
OUR SOLDIERS COPE.
[shells whistling]
>> I LOVE COOKING WITH WINE.
AND SOMETIMES, I EVEN PUT IT IN
MY FOOD.
>> CHEF LALA SHOWS HOW COOKING
WITH WINE CAN GIVE MEALS
A CULINARY KICK.
THESE STORIES AND MORE FROM THE
SHOW THAT DELIVERS THE NEWS YOU
CAN REALLY USE.
AMERICA NOW.
>> OFFICIALS ARE WARNING THAT
POTENTIALLY DEADLY KILLER BEES
ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND INTO
NEW AREAS OF THE U.S.
IN FACT, THE THREAT OF THESE
HIGHLY-AGGRESSIVE INSECTS IS
NOW GREATER THAN EVER.
>> THE EARLY CINEMATIC
DEPICTIONS OF THE HORROR KILLER
BEES WOULD UNLEASH ON HUMANS
HAVE PROVEN PROPHETIC.
HOLLYWOOD MOVIEMAKERS FORETOLD
THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION THAT
SWARMS OF AFRICANIZED BEES WOULD
INFLICT ON UNSUSPECTING
AMERICANS MORE THAN A DECADE
BEFORE THEY CROSSED THE
U.S./MEXICAN BORDER.
>> OH, MY GOD! BEES, BEES!
MILLIONS OF BEES!
OHH, MY GOD!
AAH!
>> THE FIRST OFFICIAL SIGH
OF KILLER BEES IN THE UNITED
STATES WAS IN 1990 IN HIDALGO,
TEXAS.
THEIR STEADY AND RELENTLESS
EXPANSION HAS RESULTED IN FATAL
ATTACKS IN TEXAS, ARIZONA, NEW
MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, AND
NOW MOST RECENTLY IN THE STATE
OF GEORGIA.
CURTIS DAVIS HAS THE TRAGIC
DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST
GEORGIAN KILLED BY AFRICANIZED
BEES.
THE 73-YEAR-OLD WAS STUNG TO
DEATH AFTER DISTURBING A COLONY
OF OVER 30,000 WITH A BULLDOZER.
HIS SON RECALLS THE GHASTLY
ATTACK.
>> IMAGINE YOUR WHOLE ARM, BOTH
ARMS, YOUR CHEST, ALL OF YOUR
WHOLE FACE, YOUR HEAD, JUST FULL
OF STINGERS.
THEY WERE STILL IN HIM.
YOU COULDN'T GET TO HIM.
YOU GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE BEES,
IF YOU SWATTED AT ONE, THEY'D
SEND ABOUT 20 OR 30 MORE AT YOU.
AND THEY WERE JUST, LILIKE,
ATTACKING.
>> PART OF THE DANGER WITH
KILLER BEES IS THAT IT'S
VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO
DISTINGUISH THEM FROM REGULAR
BEES.
>> THE AFRICANIZED BEE AND THE
REGULAR HONEYBEE ARE VERY
SIMILAR.
ABOUT THE ONLY WAY TO DO, UH, TO
DO ANY POSITIVE I.D. IS THROUGH
DNA.
>> THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO TYPES
OF BEES IS AGGRESSION.
KILLER BEES ARE EASILY AGITATED
AND, ONCE ANGERED, THEY STAY
ANGERED.
KILLER BEES SWARM IN GREATER
NUMBERS THAN REGULAR BEES, AND
PURSUE THEIR VICTIMS WITHOUT
MERCY.
[buzzing]
KILLER BEES NEST IN UNEXPECTED
PLACES.
THEY'RE EXTREMELY PROTECTIVE OF
THEIR HIVES, WITH A HIGHER
PROPORTION OF GUARD BEES AND
A LARGER ALARM ZONE AROUND
THE HIVE.
IF A COLONY OF KILLER BEES
SENSES A THREAT, EVERY BEE IN
THE HIVE WILL SCRAMBLE TO DEFEND
IT AGAINST AN INTRUDER.
SHOULD YOU FIND THAT A COLONY OF
KILLER BEES HAS NESTED IN OR
AROUND YOUR HOME, YOUR FIRST
LINE OF DEFENSE IS THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
>> THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE
DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
>> FIRE DEPARTMENTS USE THE SAME
CHEMICAL FOAM USED TO EXTINGUISH
FLAMES TO ERADICATE KILLER BEES.
BUT FIREFIGHTERS CAN'T HELP
EVERY HOMEOWNER INVADED BY
KILLER BEES.
[drills whirring]
AS THEY CONTINUE TO MULTIPLY AND
MIGRATE, MORE PROFESSIONAL
KILLER BEE REMOVAL SERVICES HAVE
SPRUNG UP IN THE STATES WHERE
THEY'RE MOST PREVALENT.
>> THEY'RE GETTING UNDER MY
SHIRT...MAN.
>> I GOT A BEE REMOVAL VEHICLE.
>> THE MOST FRIGHTENING TRUTH
ABOUT KILLER BEES IS THAT THEY
CAN AND WILL ATTACK ANYWHERE AND
AT ANY TIME.
EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY
SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT.
>> NOT GONNA COME OUT YET, HUH?
>> IF THE WORST HAPPENS, AND YOU
ARE ATTACKED BY KILLER BEES,
HERE'S WHAT TO DO.
DON'T FREEZE: RUN AS FAST AND AS
FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN.
KILLER BEES ARE SLOW FLYERS, BUT
THEY'LL CHASE YOU FOR HALF A
MILE.
DON'T SWAT OR FLAIL YOUR ARMS.
THE BEES ARE ATTRACTED TO SUCH
MOVEMENTS.
PROTECT YOUR FACE AND EYES.
USE YOUR SHIRT, BUT DON'T LET IT
SLOW DOWN YOUR RUNNING.
AND DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU CAN
BARRICADE YOURSELF INSIDE A
BUILDING OR OTHER SHELTER, LIKE
A CAR.
EVEN IF YOU SURVIVE A KILLER BEE
ATTACK, YOUR LIFE MAY BE CHANGED
FOREVER.
KILLER BEE VENOM CAN CAUSE
PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE IN
VICTIMS WHO ARE STUNG BUT DON'T
DIE.
SO IT'S CRITICAL YOU DO
EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO GET
AWAY.
AND REMEMBER, KILLER BEES ARE
LIKE KAMIKAZE PILOTS FLYING
SUICIDE MISSIONS.
ONCE THEY'VE EXPENDED THEIR
STINGERS, THEY DIE.
EVERY ATTACK IS A FIGHT TO THE
DEATH.
THEY WON'T QUIT, SO NEITHER
SHOULD YOU.
>> THIS NEXT STORY IS ABOUT
A DIFFERENT KIND OF STING.
AND IT'S A MUST-SEE IF YOU CARRY
CREDIT CARDS.
IF THIS SYMBOL APPEARS ON YOUR
CREDIT CARD, YOU CAN BE
PICK POCKETED ELECTRONICALLY.
CHECK THIS OUT.
IT'S THE CREDIT CARD BEEP...
[beep beep]
TO BEWARE OF.
FORGET THE SWIPE.
JUST A WAVE OF THE CARD AND THE
PURCHASE IS MADE.
IT'S RFID, RADIO FREQUENCY
IDENTIFICATION, ON CARDS WITH
THIS SYMBOL.
>> YOU WEREN'T REALLY SURE IF
YOUR CARD HAD IT ON.
>> NO. NO.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
>> DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD IT.
>> BUT FOR FASTER SALES, SOON
EVERY CREDIT CARD WILL HAVE IT.
MEANS ALL COULD BE VULNERABLE TO
THE ELECTRONIC PICKPOCKET.
SO BIG...
>> ♪ I'M NOT GUILTY ♪
♪ OF WHAT YOU SAY I D D♪
>> EVEN HOLLYWOOD ALL OVER IT.
A RECENT EPISODE OF NCIS...
>> YOU NEED TO GET THE DEVICE
CLOSER TO THEIR WALLETS,
ALL RIGHT?
>> JUST ABOUT ON THE MONEY.
IN A BLINK, A HAND-HELD
CHIP-READING DEVICE STEALING ALL
A VICTIM'S CREDIT CARD
INFORMATION.
>> THIS IS AN OFF-THE-SHELF
READER.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY
COULD PICK UP ONLINE.
>> SECURITY EXPERT WALT
AUGUSTINOWICZ OF IDENTITY
STRONGHOLD MAKES HIS LIVING
WARNING ABOUT THE HIGH-TECH
THIEVERY.
>> AT A CROWDED STADIUM OR
SOMETHING, I'D JUST BE WALKING
PAST PEOPLE.
THEY'D NEVER KNOW THAT I JUST
SCANNED THEIR DATA, AND I'D GO
HOME AND HAVE HUNDREDS OF CREDIT
CARD, UM, STRIPE INFORMATION
ON--ON MY LAPTOP.
>> HE SHOWED US WHERE TO ORDER
THE SCANNER.
IN A COUPLE DAYS, WE HAVE IT.
NOT TOO COMPLICATED.
OUR CHIEF ENGINEER PLUGS IT INTO
A LAPTOP, DOWNLOADS THE FREE
SOFTWARE, AND...
[beep]
THERE IT IS.
>> HE'S EVEN SHOCKED AT ALL IT
PULLS FROM HIS DEBIT CARD WITH A
SIMPLE WAVE.
>> AND I THINK THAT IS MY REAL
CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER.
>> THEN, HOOK UP A BATTERY, AND
YOU'RE SET TO STEAL.
FIRST, SOME PRACTICE WITH OFFICE
STAFF IN OUR BUILDING.
[beep]
THIS HAS IT, OKAY?
SO LOOK AT THAT.
I'VE GOT ALL YOUR INFORMATION.
RIGHT THERE.
>> I MEAN, IT'S INCREDIBLE.
YOU THINK THAT'S SAFE IN YOUR
PURSE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS.
>> SO HERE WE GO, THEN.
I'VE GOT MY LITTLE DEVICE RIGHT
HERE IN MY HAND, AND I GOT THE
LAPTOP STUFFED AWAY HERE IN MY
COMPUTER BAG.
NOW LET'S JUST TRY IT OUT, SEE
EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS IN THE
MALL.
REALLY, AGAIN, WE'RE TOLD IT'S
JUST A MATTER OF HOLDING THE
DEVICE CLOSELY ENOUGH TO
SOMEONE'S PURSE OR BACK POCKET.
WE'RE NOT GONNA QUITE DO IT LIKE
THAT, THOUGH.
AS WE CAREFULLY CHOOSE OUR PREY,
WE DO LET THEM KNOW.
>> ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SWIPE IT
UP AGAINST YOUR PURSE AND I GET
YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION
GOING RIGHT TO MY LAPTOP HERE.
>> THE THOUGHT OF THAT IS
TERRIFYING.
>> YEAH.
>> IT MAKES ME WANT TO PUT MY
HANDS IN FRONT OF MY PURSE
AND...
>> AND HIDE IT.
>> AND HIDE IT, EXACTLY.
>> SO I CAN GET ALL YOUR CREDIT
CARD INFORMATION RIGHT HERE, AND
IT WOULD GO RIGHT TO...LOOK IT.
MY COMPUTER.
>> WOW! THIS IS SO SAD.
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.
>> AGAIN.
>> I'M VERY APPALLED BY IT.
>> AND AGAIN.
>> OH, MY GOSH.