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private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: spy time ()
Date: February 05, 2012 11:23AM

anybody know what one would charge to keep an eye on a no good, low down, cheating spouse? maybe tail them for a week or so, and set up a hidden camera somewhere in their residence? I dont want to call for a "quote", then get the hard sell from some thomas magnum.

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: I Watch You ()
Date: February 05, 2012 11:50AM


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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Date: February 05, 2012 11:52AM

If you know they're cheating, why don't you just dump their ass and save yourself a shitload of money?


smh

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: friskydingo ()
Date: February 26, 2012 06:24PM

Dude.. give me 50 bucks, a pack of Lucky Strikes, and some Olde English. I'll get the job done for you, I have an inconspicuous car and I can get a fancy SLR camera from my brother.

Those real private detectives sound expensive as fuck.

 

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: Olde Farte ()
Date: February 26, 2012 06:43PM

I once was on a jury in a trial where the insurance company for a gas company/station had hired a private eye to follow an employee that was suing for injury on the job. The trial apparently started "unexpectedly" (since the parties did not settle beforehand though that apparently had been expected - at least by the private eye). Anyway, the sheriff/marshalls were sent to get the private eye (this was before cell phones) and bring him in to testify. They found him on a golf course. He came into court wearing jeans and a Soldier of Fortune tee shirt.

That set the mood.

He begins his testimony (to attest that the injured party could still fully use his arms, thus was not actually permanently injured), noting that he followed the plaintiff around and filmed him performing certain activities (film - not video). His film is submitted into evidence, the courtroom is darkened, and the projector was turned on.

And we watch as some strange guy unrelated to this trial is entering and leaving a townhouse as he cheats on his wife.

Wrong film?

No - the PI was too cheap to use a separate film roll for each case so we had to sit there as the cheater did his thing til the REAL evidence recording started later in the roll.

It was fun to talk about that in the jury room later on.

Oh - the real film, BTW, had absolutely no resolution of the injury - the injured party didn't do anything at all that convinced us he wasn't injured. In fact, maybe just the opposite.

Total waste of money for the insurance company.

We eventually found for the plaintiff.

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: friskydingo ()
Date: February 26, 2012 06:46PM

I'll even wear a Hawaiian shirt

 

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: not legal ()
Date: February 26, 2012 07:13PM

friskydingo Wrote:
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> Dude.. give me 50 bucks, a pack of Lucky Strikes,
> and some Olde English. I'll get the job done for
> you, I have an inconspicuous car and I can get a
> fancy SLR camera from my brother.
>
> Those real private detectives sound expensive as
> fuck.


Which would be illegal for you to do.

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: Hatemotor ()
Date: February 26, 2012 07:20PM

Hire eesh,,,

He's proven his abilities many times on this forum,,,

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: friskydingo ()
Date: February 26, 2012 07:28PM

not legal Wrote:
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> friskydingo Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Dude.. give me 50 bucks, a pack of Lucky
> Strikes,
> > and some Olde English. I'll get the job done
> for
> > you, I have an inconspicuous car and I can get
> a
> > fancy SLR camera from my brother.
> >
> > Those real private detectives sound expensive
> as
> > fuck.
>
>
> Which would be illegal for you to do.



How so?

Im just a guy wearing sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt taking pictures of people in public?

 

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: not legal ()
Date: February 26, 2012 07:34PM

friskydingo Wrote:
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> How so?
>
> Im just a guy wearing sunglasses and a Hawaiian
> shirt taking pictures of people in public?


You cant do private eye work in VA unless youre licensed. You also cant freelance if you are and have to work for either a company or start your own.

Nothing you found out would be admissible anywhere and even if you just wanted to threaten them with the pictures all they would have to do is call the police

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: friskydingo ()
Date: February 26, 2012 08:08PM

Lets say I think my spouse is cheating and I follow her around on my own..

What about that?

No one is being "hired" to do it.

 

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: friskydingo ()
Date: February 26, 2012 08:10PM

Also, I get what your saying about unlicensed private eyes doing work.

But, Id like to note that anyone can take pictures of anyone else in public. That is not against the law. There is no expectation of privacy on a sidewalk or in the mall or places such as that.

 

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Date: February 26, 2012 08:13PM

There was this weird bitch taking pictures of me and my friends playing bball at his house.... she would like sneak through the blinds and we would see a flash. It was creepy... her husband is a gay pedo too... I think they're still married.



:x

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: friskydingo ()
Date: February 26, 2012 08:15PM

Ceeepppyy

If they invite you into their basement for some cake. DON'T GO!

 

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Date: February 26, 2012 08:16PM

but.. I like cake...

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Re: private eye/dectective cost??
Posted by: friskydingo ()
Date: February 26, 2012 08:18PM

I have a weakspot for Red Velvet cupcakes

 

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