Saturday, 24 August 2013, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - The editorial staff and global bureaus of the Ninth Amendment log are all too aware that there continue to be many tragic, frightening and downright sick events unfolding in this all-too-small world which we and our readers like it or not share with an unfortunately large number of often odious, sometimes shadowy and frequently surprisingly obviously unwell characters who have shall we say not for all appearances yet met their Salvation. We are aware the feeling in some cases may be mutual. Amen.
This post is not about all that, we would hope. Please think of it more in the spirit of the classification of say the awesomely talented author Graham Greene, himself formerly a member of the British Foreign Service (ahem), of an abbreviated weekend "entertainment". For those of our readers who are as yet unaware of the phenomenon there exist an abundance of materials describing "tips, tricks, traps" and so on (loosely) promising a lifetime of easy money "passive" streams flowing through the mere authorship of logs, blogs, web pages and the like which would seem to rely entirely on the manipulation of design, statistics, keywords, algorithms, natural cures and "free money" (Kevin Trudeauisms). The ability actually to write does not appear to be a requirement for success in this burgeoning field.
In any case we have decided instead to attempt to entice our worldwide readership with a bit of "fair comment" on some recent summer reading which we found at points particularly engrossing depending in many cases on our individual situations, tastes, hobbies and areas of interest. That reading being namely "The Private Investigator's Handbook," ("the Handbook") copyright 2005 Chuck Chambers, P.I., the author a former Palmetto, Florida police patrolman and later member of the county drug task force who at the time of writing the Handbook claimed over 20,000 cases in twenty-two years as a Private Investigator.
The back cover of the book attests to his development of "an impressive list of clients, including sports and entertainment personalities". Not the least of whom we will disclose to have learned in the Handbook to be the notorious "Pee-Wee" Herman in case our readers were wondering how the infamous "dark movie theater" outlaw (apart from the alleged but never convicted Lee Harvey Oswald) was whisked by Mr. Chambers unmolested from hotel room to court appearance and back again (also a striking difference of course from Mr. Oswald's fate who perhaps may have fared better in the care of Mr. Chambers than that of Dallas' finest).
In his own words Mr. Chambers states in the Introduction to the Handbook that "[i]n this litigious time, my goal is to empower the private citizens who need undercover legal assistance, but don't have the money to obtain justice or protect themselves, by hiring a professional. With this book, you can hire yourself." We found that last sentence especially catchy. . . . But seriously here we wish to emphasize our disclaimers regarding NOT having any particularized NOR OTHER knowledge in this area which we most certainly DO NOT. This post is offered strictly for its human interest value and as intimated above a species of test as to what DOES drive a post's audience.
Moreover obviously times and laws have changed continuously Mr. Chambers emphasizes, "they" (always?) say it is a more dangerous world, and Mr. Chambers himself stresses that essentially in ANY case where one perceives personal danger BACK OFF and NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES as appropriate. Finally Mr. Chambers' use of the words "protect themselves" quoted above is not read by us to in any way mean that the Handbook nor the advice therein is any substitute for personal protection in any way involving human health or safety.
The Ninth Amendment repeats its ritual reminder that in making fair comment on the Handbook so far as this post is read as a recommendation of the book itself for any entertainment, information or other value the Ninth Amendment log has received no money nor any other remuneration whatsoever from anyone. Should any related advertisement appear outside the text of the post itself we express no choice nor exert any control in that matter although readers may rest assured if any entity becomes richER as a result of any such commercial "message" as they say on television that would be Google and possibly its joint venturer the CIA (depending on pertinent agreements and law) and alas not us.
Now enough already would our readers rather have a taste of techniques for catching a cheating spouse or ascertaining the odds of one's vehicle being followed? In the interests of marital harmony as it were we here will opt for a taste of the latter from the pages of the Handbook. . . . Although we first might as well tempt our readers with Mr. Chambers asserted percentages as to the first matter. Aww, never mind who wants to start a Sunday morning like that?
TAILING STATISTICS (PER THE HANDBOOK)
Percentage of cases that involve tailing: 70
Percentage who catch a professional tailing them: 10
Percentage of divorce cases that require tailing a spouse: 95 (sorry...)
Number of vehicles used to conduct a one-week tail: 6
Number of vehicles used on a single tail: 2 to 4
Percentage of marks who are looking for a tail: 60
Percentage of cases resolved with evidence from tailing: 90 to 95
Chances that tailing is illegal if you have a legitimate legal reason: 0 (we hope so)
Cost per hour to hire a top P.I. to conduct surveillance: $75 (year 2005)
Cost to hire yourself: 0 to $350 (year 2005)
Now before we say farewell and get to studying our readership statistics, we trust our readers will wish to know, according to Mr. Chambers after a lengthy discussion of techniques for tailing on different types of roads, perhaps most importantly "WHEN TO TURN TAIL" might seem advisable:
THEY ARE:
Your mark makes U-Turns on a four lane road
Your mark continues to make turns or circles in a parking lot
Well that exhausts Mr. Chambers final list, but we are confident OUR readers can think of a couple more circumstances in which "WHEN TO TURN TAIL" might seem even MORE than advisable. As always hoping our readers can save some of their hard-earned cash and, above all, stay safe, be safe.
Copyright 2013 Big M All World Rights Expressly Reserved (no claim as to copyrighted material)
This post is not about all that, we would hope. Please think of it more in the spirit of the classification of say the awesomely talented author Graham Greene, himself formerly a member of the British Foreign Service (ahem), of an abbreviated weekend "entertainment". For those of our readers who are as yet unaware of the phenomenon there exist an abundance of materials describing "tips, tricks, traps" and so on (loosely) promising a lifetime of easy money "passive" streams flowing through the mere authorship of logs, blogs, web pages and the like which would seem to rely entirely on the manipulation of design, statistics, keywords, algorithms, natural cures and "free money" (Kevin Trudeauisms). The ability actually to write does not appear to be a requirement for success in this burgeoning field.
In any case we have decided instead to attempt to entice our worldwide readership with a bit of "fair comment" on some recent summer reading which we found at points particularly engrossing depending in many cases on our individual situations, tastes, hobbies and areas of interest. That reading being namely "The Private Investigator's Handbook," ("the Handbook") copyright 2005 Chuck Chambers, P.I., the author a former Palmetto, Florida police patrolman and later member of the county drug task force who at the time of writing the Handbook claimed over 20,000 cases in twenty-two years as a Private Investigator.
The back cover of the book attests to his development of "an impressive list of clients, including sports and entertainment personalities". Not the least of whom we will disclose to have learned in the Handbook to be the notorious "Pee-Wee" Herman in case our readers were wondering how the infamous "dark movie theater" outlaw (apart from the alleged but never convicted Lee Harvey Oswald) was whisked by Mr. Chambers unmolested from hotel room to court appearance and back again (also a striking difference of course from Mr. Oswald's fate who perhaps may have fared better in the care of Mr. Chambers than that of Dallas' finest).
In his own words Mr. Chambers states in the Introduction to the Handbook that "[i]n this litigious time, my goal is to empower the private citizens who need undercover legal assistance, but don't have the money to obtain justice or protect themselves, by hiring a professional. With this book, you can hire yourself." We found that last sentence especially catchy. . . . But seriously here we wish to emphasize our disclaimers regarding NOT having any particularized NOR OTHER knowledge in this area which we most certainly DO NOT. This post is offered strictly for its human interest value and as intimated above a species of test as to what DOES drive a post's audience.
Moreover obviously times and laws have changed continuously Mr. Chambers emphasizes, "they" (always?) say it is a more dangerous world, and Mr. Chambers himself stresses that essentially in ANY case where one perceives personal danger BACK OFF and NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES as appropriate. Finally Mr. Chambers' use of the words "protect themselves" quoted above is not read by us to in any way mean that the Handbook nor the advice therein is any substitute for personal protection in any way involving human health or safety.
The Ninth Amendment repeats its ritual reminder that in making fair comment on the Handbook so far as this post is read as a recommendation of the book itself for any entertainment, information or other value the Ninth Amendment log has received no money nor any other remuneration whatsoever from anyone. Should any related advertisement appear outside the text of the post itself we express no choice nor exert any control in that matter although readers may rest assured if any entity becomes richER as a result of any such commercial "message" as they say on television that would be Google and possibly its joint venturer the CIA (depending on pertinent agreements and law) and alas not us.
Now enough already would our readers rather have a taste of techniques for catching a cheating spouse or ascertaining the odds of one's vehicle being followed? In the interests of marital harmony as it were we here will opt for a taste of the latter from the pages of the Handbook. . . . Although we first might as well tempt our readers with Mr. Chambers asserted percentages as to the first matter. Aww, never mind who wants to start a Sunday morning like that?
TAILING STATISTICS (PER THE HANDBOOK)
Percentage of cases that involve tailing: 70
Percentage who catch a professional tailing them: 10
Percentage of divorce cases that require tailing a spouse: 95 (sorry...)
Number of vehicles used to conduct a one-week tail: 6
Number of vehicles used on a single tail: 2 to 4
Percentage of marks who are looking for a tail: 60
Percentage of cases resolved with evidence from tailing: 90 to 95
Chances that tailing is illegal if you have a legitimate legal reason: 0 (we hope so)
Cost per hour to hire a top P.I. to conduct surveillance: $75 (year 2005)
Cost to hire yourself: 0 to $350 (year 2005)
Now before we say farewell and get to studying our readership statistics, we trust our readers will wish to know, according to Mr. Chambers after a lengthy discussion of techniques for tailing on different types of roads, perhaps most importantly "WHEN TO TURN TAIL" might seem advisable:
THEY ARE:
Your mark makes U-Turns on a four lane road
Your mark continues to make turns or circles in a parking lot
Well that exhausts Mr. Chambers final list, but we are confident OUR readers can think of a couple more circumstances in which "WHEN TO TURN TAIL" might seem even MORE than advisable. As always hoping our readers can save some of their hard-earned cash and, above all, stay safe, be safe.
Copyright 2013 Big M All World Rights Expressly Reserved (no claim as to copyrighted material)
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