The New York Police Department does not care about me. And that hurts my feelings.

This is the story of my identity getting stolen. However, in my eyes, it wasn't so much an Identity Theft as it was someone writing down my credit card number and using it in another state. But we shall get to that soon enough.

On Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 I ate at Dallas BBQ on 72nd St NYC. My waitress was Eva P. I am in no way saying Eva P was the person who did this. I am just stating facts, as I know them. I mention this restaurant because it was the only place within a month that I gave someone my debit card, and it left my sight. It is quite possible I walked by someone who had a skimmer that read the strip on my card.

On Friday, June 8th at 7:40 pm I received a call from Capital One Fraud Alerts. They had some questions for me. I was at the mic so I had my ringer off. When I got home, around 8:45 I noticed the message and called them back. They wanted to know if I had made purchases of $95.56, $427.30, and I forget the other amount in Teaneck, New Jersey. I laughed, because I thought it was some kind of joke and replied, "No, I've never even heard of it". It turns out, someone had. Someone that had made a dummy of my card and was going on a shopping spree in Walgreen's in Teaneck on my dime.

Capital One said they would block all further charges, and I would receive all of the money back into my account that was stolen. However, I still felt violated. The first thing I did was call the Walgreen's where it was used. Since it had been within 2 hours, the staff still remembered the woman. Better yet, they had her on video on multiple cameras. I was excited because I knew that this would make it a lot easier on the cops. Better yet, they could burn a dvd of the footage for the cops to pick up.

After leaving the Walgreen's, this woman had went to Rite-Aide. Again, they had her on multiple cameras. I was excited. This woman would be caught!

I called the local NYPD Precinct (Precinct 50) and told them what happened and that I wanted to file a report. They told me that they could not take the report because my card was used in New Jersey. They told me to call the Police where it happened. So I called the Teaneck Police Department. They told me that they could not help me because the original crime was stealing my debit card number, and that happened in New York. Therefore, it was an NYPD problem. I went back and forth between the two for several phone calls. Finally, I called someone at the NYPD that said they could file it as a identity theft and to come in on Saturday between 8am and noon.

I came in at 11, waited until noon, only to be told that they could not file a report without something from the bank saying that I had been robbed. The cops said it would have to be something showing the amounts had cleared, and not pending. When I went to Capital One, they said I would have to wait until Tuesday to get that print out because the amounts would clear on Monday night.

Tuesday morning, I went to Capital One to get the print out. Unfortunately they were TOO quick in putting the money back into my account, (they had cancelled all of the holds) so I went to the police department and again tried to file my report. This time things went rather smooth. I had to wait an hour or so to be seen, but it wasn't too bad. I had gotten all of the information together for the police department. I had the woman's description, I had what times she was at which locations. I had already asked the Walgreen's to make a video. I had everything done for them. I even had the head Detective at Teaneck say that he would get the DVD to them.

The next day, Wednesday, a woman from the Police Department called me. She needed me to fill out one more sheet of paper. I went there immediately, filled it out, and was told that the detectives would call me when they had the video so that I could see the person who used my card. I waited a couple of weeks and did not hear anything.

Therefore I called the 50th precinct and asked what the deal was with my case. I was informed that no one had taken my case and no one would be taking my case because it was a misdemeanor, and it wasn't worth their time to go across state lines for a misdemeanor. I asked if the guy was kidding, and he said no. And, that if I had any issues with it, he could give me a phone number to call and complain.

I knew that would do no good. So long story short: if you need extra money, steal people's credit card information here in NYC, and then drive over to Jersey to use it. The Police will NOT do anything about it as long as the amount is low enough that it is a misdemeanor and not a felony. This hurt my feelings a lot. When I lived in Greenville, and got my apartment robbed, they did nothing about it. When I lived in Greenville, and someone stole $200 in gift certificates out of my mailbox; Greenville Police did nothing about it. In that case, I also had the person on video at both Target, and Food Lion (where the cards were used). So, if I have learned anything, it is that you do NOT have to be a genius to make a living as a criminal. You just have to make sure that you only steal up to the amount that keeps it a misdemeanor. It is not worth the cop's time to investigate anything that is not a felony. Part of me understands. Cops should be investigating murders, and other dangerous crimes. But the other part of me says I am NOT the only person that this person stole from. And I am sure if they add up all of the people together that the woman has used their cards (She used 6 at the Walgreen's that night for her $1,000 purchase) then I'm sure it would become a felony rather quickly. However, it is much easier for the Police to not do anything, than to do something.


In conclusion, I now have Lifelock to keep anyone from opening new credit in my name without me knowing. It sucks having to pay an extra fee each month, but it is comforting knowing that if anyone uses my Social Security number on anything, I will get a phone call. 

You simple, simple woman....

Read this:

Mom sad Dad won't go on vacation

and please tell me what you think. I think this man is being incredibly selfish. I think this woman is either in denial, or is too simple to realize he is using this as an excuse. I read this, and my first thought was, "WHY is this in the Wall Street Journal?", and my second thought was, "This sounds like a typical selfish New Yorker attitude". It falls into the me, me, me, not the we, we, we. I think that is the biggest difference between the north and the south. In the south we are raised in a "WE" culture, but in the north it is much more "ME". 

Thoughts, opinions?

These BS LINKS Blogg, Vol 8

Not everything that deals with black or write (or yellow or brown or red) is racists. Sometimes it is just the color of someone's skin. The simple fact is that it was a black kid who didn't bring his permission slip, so they put a skin-tone matching smiley face over his face. Had it been a child of another ethnicity, I am sure that child would have a sticker that matched his or her skin-tone as well.
Parents are retarded sometimes because this is FUNNY!

So when I run for president in 2020; one of the things I am going to push is education reform. Education NEEDS to be A>Better and B> Cheaper in this country. I can not tell you how I am doing that yet (I do not want other politicians stealing my ideas, but needless to say I will make America a better country).
Community College Cutbacks

This guy deserves to spend a few years in prison. Why is he not being arrested and tried as if he was driving a car? In most states, a bicyclist is considered a vehicle, so normal traffic laws apply. Had he been in a car, he would be in jail. The fact that he jokes about his helmet (which would be funny if he hadn't hurt anyone but himself), leads me to believe he has no remorse and maybe time in prison will teach him that life is worth more than a $20 helmet.
Dickie Cyclist

When Bobby Petrino dicked the Falcons, I was hoping he would fail miserably in the college ranks. He has not. He is a good coach. I give him that. But, as a human being he is shit. Utter shit.
Bobby Petrino is a scum bag.

News in America is biased. Almost every news outlet said, "ONLY 120,000 civilian sector jobs added. I'm sorry, but isn't GAINING 120,000 jobs a lot better than LOSING jobs. And then most state that the unemployment rate ONLY dropped 1/10th. The last time I checked, LOWERING unemployment rates is always a win. If you are sane, this should make you question who are the forces behind putting a negative spin on GAINING 120,000 jobs.
Only 120,000 jobs??? This sounds awesome! 8.2% is better than 8.3%

The Quaker Oats guy got a facelift!
Hubba Hubba, is that a oatmeal raisin bar in your pocket or are you happy to see me?


If someone brings a sign like this to one of my shows, I will comp your drinks.
And maybe please you sexually afterwards. (Females only please)


Pictures can influence perception
This is old news now, and since this story broke, there have been many outlets that switched to more recent pictures. Again, why does the news want to influence your opinion instead of giving you facts?

She's so darn pretty.... in her own mind
This woman reminds me of so many people I meet on set. Her dumb bitch face needs to be quiet.
Follow UP
She got her feelings hurt. Maybe her dumb bitch face needed to be quiet.

In other news, I am not starring in a Prime Time series right now because every single person in Hollywood is intimidated by me. [Note: That's bullshit. I know it, and you know. But I wanted to say something utterly ridiculous too!]

atnt
I hate at&t. I HATE them. Here is where someone sued them in Small Claims Court and WON! If you had throttled data on the unlimited plan, you should too!

Google Maps 8-bit is awesome
My favorite April Fool's Day prank!

Olberman...
being Olberman.

More women obese than thought.
I hope America wakes up soon and realizes that we are too fat. I've lost 25 lbs in the past year, my roomie lost 20, my dad close to 50, and my mom 15. We are doing our part, are you?

More info on obesity.
Seriously, America, YOU'RE FAT! Lose weight. It's not me, it's you! And New Yorkers, just think how much more comfortable the subway would be if NO obese people rode it.

This ties into last week's blog.
Apple Next iPad, not so Next....
If I had $10 million, I would short Apple's Stock. Eventually the iSheep will wake up and realize they are getting 2nd rate products for premium prices. I used to be a huge Apple fan, but I can't be any more. Not until they actually start innovating. I'm calling it now, if they do not change, within 10 years Apple will be like Kodak.

This is sad.
Mary J for Burger King?
Hey, remember when every black guy you knew wanted to bang Mary J? And then a few years later she won all those grammies? And then she cemented her career by singing for Burger King? WAIT WHAT?!

What are the odds that she didn't actually win?
If she did, this is one of the few times I am all for a lawsuit. (And an ass whoopin') Soooooooo, I posted this one on here Monday morning. In the 6 days since this happened, the woman has come out that she "can't find" the ticket. Who else is shocked?

These BS LINKS Blogg, Vol 7

If you read to the end, I have something special for you (if you are into the Hunger Games). I realize after typing that, some of you may skip the entire blog and go straight to the end to see the Hunger Games map. I'm ok with that. Enjoy!

This guy is awesome
"This guy" is Kevin Cunningham. He is the one that got the ball rolling on the "Prosecute Trayvon's Murderer" cause. Did anyone else expect it to be a ginger? This guy gets a lot of respect from me.

Apple's "The Next iPad" is not so hot. First we have this:
Processor not much faster
and then we have this:
People really can't tell a difference in the screen.
I'm not saying it is not a good product, but instead of calling it "The Next iPad" maybe they should call it "The Slightly Improved iPad". I used to be an apple fanboy. And, I still think of them as one of America's greatest success stories. But, I can't help but wonder how long they can sustain momentum when they release products that are only marginally better than the previous years when other companies are outpacing them. Apple tries to slow other companies innovations by suing first in the patent wars. My current phone (The HTC EVO 3D) came out 4 months before the iPhone4s and does a lot more. Yet, the iPhone 4s has sold MANY millions more. I think if people actually had someone to sit down and show them how much more Android can do, they would still chose the iPhone because of brand cache.

Here we have a woman singing the National Anthems before a Hockey game. She sings both country's since the game is between a Canadian team, and one from the United States. I believe she is a judge on Canada's Got Talent. In America, the saying is, "Those who can, do; those who can't teach". I believe in Canada it is "Those that can, do; those that can't, judge reality contest".
Two National Anthems, both bad.

Jesus had a great sense of humor
If you have read my book, you know that I believe this. If you have not read my book, then what is wrong with you?

You've had your fun, now it is time to leaf... I mean leave
Oh this girl. I would say she was barking up the wrong tree, but that put would make you leaf my page. My favorite part is at the end when her friend cock blocks the tree. I hope the girl didn't get a splinter.

Oh photoshop. Demi....
I have a friend, (and I know, surprising!) and I won't mention her name, but her Facebook Photos are PHOTOSHOPPED! Yes, vanity I call thy name. And if I ever decide I do not like this person with a lot of gusto, I will blog the before and after of her facebook photos. hahaha Nah, I wouldn't do that. But I feel Photo Shop is the scourge to true beauty.

People will sue over ANYTHING!
This would not happen in North Carolina. We have a "frivolous lawsuit law". I hope this old woman loses, and loses big. Does anyone else see the irony in the fact that her entire life it was a glass ceiling that held her down, but in the end, it was a glass wall that took her out? Don't get me wrong, I feel bad that she is 84 years old and did not realize there was a glass wall, but suing is stupid.

Cops ticketing Drivers on the phone.
Brilliant!

This is me at the gym like errr day
This should make you giggle. I had seen almost all of these before, but it was nice to see them all in one clip.

Soccer Chick Gone Wild! (clothes on fist flying)
I feel like any comment I make will come across racist. I played soccer for 12 seasons, and coached for one. I have seen a lot of crazy stuff, but nothing like this. And although that play was not clean, I have seen a lot worse trips and tackles. What frustrates me about this is that it was the black girl that went crazy, and started throwing fists. I believe all people are equal, and no matter what your race, you should be judged by who you are and not the color of your skin. However, when you live in South Carolina, and you are black, and you go ape shit on someone (no matter what the color of the other person is), it will give others a reason to be racists. Not everyone has moved past the race barrier. When you are a representative of a minority, it is your responsibility to uphold yourself to a higher standard. You should want to extol all of the positives of your race, and limit the negatives. I know that this could just as easily been a white girl hitting another white girl, but do the other fine people of South Carolina know that? As a Southerner living in New York, I find myself often fighting the stereotypes that Southerners are stupid, we talk slow, and that we are all Bible thumpers. I try to always show the positives of being from the South and limit the negatives. That is the only way I can change people's perceptions of what it is like to be a Southern person. If everyone: black, white, asian, latino, or any other race realized that in order to denigrate a stereotype, it needs to be eliminated, racism would slowly die.

SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU!
HUNGER GAMES MAP!

These BS LINKS Blogg, Vol 6

The Lead-off:
Disappointed in you Patricia

I very rarely state my views sincerely (unless it is about the mobile phone industry or big government prying into our lives), but I feel this needs to be said.

I do not know Sandra Fluke, but I respect her right to have sex with who she wants, when she wants. It is none of my business. These people are calling her bad names without even getting to know her. I expected it from Rush, but I thought Patricia Heaton was smarter than this. Birth Control is NOT something that a girl can just pop a pill the day she wants to have sex. It is something that she has to keep regimented in her system. DUH.

Also, they call her a slut, but what if she is in a committed relationship with one person? What if her and her love wants to "do the grown-up" on the kitchen counter on Monday, in the shower Tuesday, on the love seat Wednesday, on the kitchen table Thursday, and go old-school and do it in bed on Friday. Is she still a slut for wanting to share intimate moments with a significant other? And even if it was a different  partner every night of the week, who are we to cast judgments upon her? Everyone here has done something bad in their life. Like for me, I listened to Rush Limbaugh once. I'm not proud of it, but we all make mistakes. Yes, I have called girls sluts in the past. But I outgrew that when I was 22. And ironically enough, the girls I called sluts were the ones that wouldn't sleep with me. Now I'm a grown-up. Now I know to call those girls lesbians. I'm mature. AND MAYBE I'm just too logical (God forbid logic ever enter into politics and national discussion, but maybe, JUST MAYBE birth control is cheaper than all the welfare babies.

And in conclusion, you do NOT have to read any of my previous comments on birth control because I'm a man. I should have no say in what a woman does with her body. But I tell you this, if they come up with pills for men for birth control, I'm eating those like Reece's Pieces. And anyone knows me, that means I'm eating a lot of them.

Something both Rednecks and Asians can agree on: This is AWESOME!
Too Fast! Too Furious! (And yes, I will probably put these on my Camaro!

I wonder why Verizon did not want Lightsquared as a competitor.
Maybe because they wanted to do this! A lot of you may not know about LightSquared. But, the FCC pulling their license exemption because of the GPS industries lack of ability to stay within their spectrum will cost this nation BILLIONS. Enough money could have been saved to provide free birth control.

Look out EVERY COACH I ever had!
This family is retarded. I think they should make this guy run the suicide drill. (Are they still allowed to call it Suicide Drill? That seems insensitive in this day and age)

Anyone offended by this should kill themselves.... quickly
I honestly added the above link AFTER this one and did not realize I had "Suicide" in two posts in a row. That does NOT make it look like I have a healthy view of human life. Oops.

I'm sad Disney relented.
Fucking fatties man. I think I'm going to start hating them.

Comcast Double Bills Customers, then charges them to fix it.
HAHAHAHA, this makes me glad to be on DirecTV. At least they don't charge me to fix THEIR mistakes.

Blacker please.
Ok, so the fact that the teacher wanted him to read it blacker does not offend me. The words written NEED to have the intended inflection to get the point across. We should not forget our history, for we would be doomed to repeat it. However, saying, "You're black, aren't you" is a tad bit offensive to me. I see where she was going with this. I include the link to The Poem so you can make your own decisions.

Always look at the serving size.
Companies have been fudging with these numbers since they were forced to put it on there. I think the government should step in and FORCE them to do this honestly. One  of the few times I think the government should get involved with anything.

Carol Vs Joan
I believe this is fake, but not sure how I feel about it.

This woman was a teacher?
How is this any way to treat a child that pees the bed? People sadden me.

Oral Sex AND fried chicken?!?!?
That is the life I want and deserve!

You're welcome at&t customers
Sometimes my big mouth pays off

I hate the rich.
Like seriously hate them.

Hugs

I like hugs.

Hugs are the greatest thing that man ever invented. Well since they are so great, it was probably a woman who invented it, but either way. They are great.

It is weird how people in New York differ from people in Greenville when it comes to hugs. New Yorkers  do NOT like to be hugged as much as their southern counterparts. It's weird to me. But, to New Yorkers it is weird that I enjoy hugs so much. Who is to say which is really correct?

I believe I am correct. Hugs are sweet, and make you feel cared about. I agree, there are such things at "creepy" hugs, but normal hugs are the closest thing to Heaven that I know about.

I can understand why someone wouldn't want a "creeper" hug. No one wants someone getting too "handsy" with them whether there is a hug involved or not.

Also, it seems that as a guy, if you hug guys you're gay. Yes, that is a scientific FACT in New York City. I find this to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard. How are guys in New York so insecure with themselves that hugging another guy automatically makes them gay. I'm not sure if people understand the concept of what gay really is. Gay is not how you dress, or how you talk, or how you hug. Gay is finding other men attractive and lusting to put your dick in them. I hug the majority of my guy friends and I have yet to ever lust a guy. Hugs are natural. Maybe I was just blessed with the perfect group of friends back in Greenville, North Carolina, but I hugged all of my friends, both guys and girls. It was never a big deal. I always felt it was much more akin to "You are my brother, my friend, and if you ever need anything I am here for you", not "You are my bro, my hoe, and if you ever need "anything" (wink, wink) I am here for you.

I guess this is the end of my thoughts on this. Feel free to write below what you think. I'd be interested to see how people in other parts of the country or world thing about hugs.

When I have nothing to say, I post a picture of me as a girl

I think when I have nothing to say is the scariest feeling I have in life. Not when it comes to conversations, not when it comes to speaking in front of a group of people, but when it comes to writing. Sitting in my room, and having nothing to say scares me. I want to make my living based on what I have to say. If I have nothing to say, where does that leave me.

I know others experience writer's block.

I couldn't think of anything to write after that. I think what bothers me is that for the first time in my life since 2005 I have TIME to write, and I can not find my voice. Yet, when I lack any time for writing my brain fires on all cylinders. I blame it on El Nino.

To reward you for coming to my blog filled with empty words, here is a picture of me in a dress. One of only TWO pictures ever made of me in a dress. Leading up to my birth, my sister wanted me to be a monkey. When my mom explained that it was not possible for me to come out a monkey, my sister said it would be ok as long as she had a little sister. Unfortunately for Heather, I came out a boy. To appease my sister's desire for a little sister, my mom and Heather dressed me up and made this picture. I introduce to the world my family's inside joke:  Brianna Spain. You're welcome.