"San Francisco resident Matthew Shinnick tried to sell a pair of mountain bikes on Craigslist late last year. He attracted a buyer, received a check in the mail -- and ended up handcuffed by police in a downtown Bank of America branch and jailed for almost 12 hours."
And had to spend $14k to clear his name.
The police deserve at least as much blame as the bank.
Link. Via.
4 comments:
What a creepy story Chuck B - I'm not sure whether to thank you or not - another thing to worry about!
Annie
More stuff on Matthew Shinnick. A shound bit, A Bank of America Video, Links, Comment, his story in his own words..... go to www.bankofamerica-reallysucks.com pass the url on. thanks
And for this I say "Hooray for Paypal!" Banks just suck in general...why does the VICTIM of the bad check writer go to jail?! Why is it "arrest first, investigate last" with this kind of pseudo-crime, but violent criminals cannot be arrested for "lack of evidence"?! What a world....
I agree. Totally crazy and insane.
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