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by EpicEng 2694 days ago
>From now on, whenever a computer crime is suspected I'll make sure to forward your name as a lead on the off-chance that you had anything to do with the crime

How exactly do you believe investigations work? You don't think that rounding up the usual suspects and asking questions is a legitimate investigative tool? There isn't always a direct link from the available evidence to a person. Should they just give up and close the case?

Let me put it another way; someone is stealing packages from your doorstep. You happen to be the neighbor of a person you know has been arrested for burglary. That fact doesn't even enter your thought process?

Past behavior is a good indicator of future behavior and the real world isn't CSI. Detectives need to follow any leads they can get their hands on.