Stolen iPhones were returned during holiday period after shocking confrontations

[Onkel Neal]

http://www.csoonline.com/article/726...ata_protection

Musician Nadav Nirenberg didn't have the best start to 2013 after leaving his iPhone in a taxi on New Years' Eve on his way to a concert in New York. When he had exhausted all attempts of making contact with the person who had found it, he had given up hope, he explained on his blog.

But the next day, Nirenberg found that someone was using his lost iPhone to send messages to local women through Nirenberg's OkCupid online dating account, which he accessed through an app that didn't require a password to log in.

So, Nirenberg decided to take action, and created a face OkCupid profile where he posed as 'Jennifer Rodriguez' and convinced the thief to meet with 'her' at his apartment.

When the thief arrived at the address Nirenberg had given him (on a floor above his real apartment), he was carrying a bottle of wine. Nirenberg approached him and asked for his phone back, offering a $20 reward as a peace offering. Nirenberg said he was carrying a hammer in one hand just in case, though.

Thankfully, the thief returned the phone and left the building, and Nirenberg found that he had not accessed personal applications such as Facebook or email.

That takes guts! What was he going to do with that hammer? Build a bookcase?

- Skip the dog groper and go to 1:40

Well, if you punch like a girl, maybe a hammer is a good idea

[CCIP]

While the story itself is silly and hilarious, don't mess with hammers! I'm quite serious on that, actually. Having grown up in 90s Russia, I can tell you right now that a hammer is one of the worst weapons that you can be surprised with. My dad had narrowly escaped a hammer attack once (with a timely block), and my family had personally known at least 2 people who suffered hammer attacks and were left with permanent damage as a result.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

That takes guts! What was he going to do with that hammer? Build a bookcase?

Probably going to 'hammer' his point across if the need arose

[Platapus]

A civilian committing an illegal act in order to get stolen items back is not a good idea. We have sent people to jail for doing just this.

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

That takes guts! What was he going to do with that hammer? Build a bookcase?

Originally Posted by CCIP

While the story itself is silly and hilarious, don't mess with hammers! I'm quite serious on that, actually. Having grown up in 90s Russia, I can tell you right now that a hammer is one of the worst weapons that you can be surprised with. My dad had narrowly escaped a hammer attack once (with a timely block), and my family had personally known at least 2 people who suffered hammer attacks and were left with permanent damage as a result.

CCIP is quite correct, a hammer can easily be a lethal weapon. You get hit with one in the right spots (like almost anywhere around the brain) and you will never get up again. the Romans actually used something quite similar to construction hammer (minus the claw) actually to end the life of fallen gladiators with one blow. In the middle ages military hammers were quite popular as well.

[Cybermat47]

That guy's awesome!