Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 if you are trying to get them arrested than sure. if you are trying to make them look foolish than no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 After a lot of thought, I believe I realize now the wrong in this matter; Love does not rejoice in that which is wrong or evil. If I have 'fun' bringing these crooks to justice, then it is an uncharitable act. I am not acting out of necessity or love. I think that most people who endulge in this activity do so either for revenge or just for the opportunity to make fun of another human being, and both venues are wrong. Furthermore, if someone is morally unstable to the point of steeling openly on the internet, and he or she is caugt in a sambait (and some of these are pretty cruel towards the sammers), do you think the scammers will repent and stop their activities, or simply get angry and sink even further in immorality. Turth is you cna't tell for sure, but I do not want to be responsible for someone sinking deeper into immorality just because I had the opportunity to have a good time by making fun of them. If I am to fight the scammers, I think the best way of going about it is to reveal their scams and spread the knowledge of it to as many people as possible. Back to you Bob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 [quote name='Didacus' date='Apr 10 2006, 06:40 AM']After a lot of thought, I believe I realize now the wrong in this matter; Love does not rejoice in that which is wrong or evil. If I have 'fun' bringing these crooks to justice, then it is an uncharitable act. I am not acting out of necessity or love. I think that most people who endulge in this activity do so either for revenge or just for the opportunity to make fun of another human being, and both venues are wrong. Furthermore, if someone is morally unstable to the point of steeling openly on the internet, and he or she is caugt in a sambait (and some of these are pretty cruel towards the sammers), do you think the scammers will repent and stop their activities, or simply get angry and sink even further in immorality. Turth is you cna't tell for sure, but I do not want to be responsible for someone sinking deeper into immorality just because I had the opportunity to have a good time by making fun of them. If I am to fight the scammers, I think the best way of going about it is to reveal their scams and spread the knowledge of it to as many people as possible. Back to you Bob... [right][snapback]941920[/snapback][/right] [/quote] And for that sincerely insightful and profound comment, you've won a hot stuff corps t shirt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 [quote name='hot stuff' date='Apr 10 2006, 08:43 AM']And for that sincerely insightful and profound comment, you've won a hot stuff corps t shirt! [right][snapback]941956[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Oooo, can I have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 [quote name='Sojourner' date='Apr 10 2006, 09:55 AM']Oooo, can I have one? [right][snapback]942030[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Yes Just as soon as you come up with something insightful and profound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 [quote name='hot stuff' date='Apr 10 2006, 10:03 AM']Yes Just as soon as you come up with something insightful and profound. [right][snapback]942037[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I come up with insightful and profound statements all the time! I ooze insight and profundity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 [quote name='hot stuff' date='Apr 10 2006, 06:43 AM']And for that sincerely insightful and profound comment, you've won a hot stuff corps t shirt! [right][snapback]941956[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Thanks! Wow, I hadn't blushed in a long time. I'll pick up that T-shirt right after Wednesday confessions - ya I'm due for another one of those already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 hmmm. Interesting debate. I would think it would be a reasonable way to get a scammer to authorities, and with this purpose, it is acceptable. As for just humiliating someone. I think that could be wrong. But then again, I think that these people attack primarily people like my grandmother. Maybe the threat of embarassment, or even actual embarassment would stop them from doing these crimes. Sometimes it is difficult for law officials to catch these guys (even with evidence). Not sure how I feel exactly. Does that earn a t-shirt? (They have an interesting article there: [url="http://www.419eater.com/html/ethics.htm"]The Ethics of Scambaiting[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 The article link earns you a free T-shirt from didacus.corp; Will you be taking the orange labelled wildberries t-shirt or the 'no squirrels allowed' one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 oooo tough choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasJis Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 [quote name='philothea' date='Nov 25 2005, 01:32 PM']This attitude really doesn't seem Christian to me. Can you imagine Mary, or Jesus, or any saint tormenting someone -- no matter how guilty -- for fun? [right][snapback]800204[/snapback][/right] [/quote]I can't imagine any of them spending any time on the internet either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 How about the people who attach those Planned Parenthood return-envelopes to boxes of bricks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 [quote name='thedude' date='Apr 10 2006, 01:29 PM']How about the people who attach those Planned Parenthood return-envelopes to boxes of bricks? [right][snapback]942372[/snapback][/right] [/quote] That's not funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I didn't know you could do that. but, why would you have planned parenthood return envelopes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Some people get solicited by mail from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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