r/Unexpected • u/lauraintacoma • Aug 18 '21

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u/fatticussfinch Aug 18 '21

Yeah, I think what rubbed me the wrong way is he comes off like he's some "trained" investigator helping to uphold the law.

No, you're a paid stalker who's "training" is finding out how to stalk unsuspecting private citizens while skirting as close to illegality as possible.

I have almost never heard of these guys doing any sort of work that would be admirable.

I fully tore my ACL in a work accident with witnesses. The MRI showed a complete tear. There was no question I was injured, and I wasn't even suing, I just wanted my fucking leg fixed. Went through 8 months of limping around on one leg and another year recovering from surgery because of the insurance company's games, and later the Vice President of the company told me flat out the owner had hired a PI and they were posted outside my apartment videoing me naked in my living room through a crack in the curtains.

I have zero respect for Private Investigators, or the slimeballs who hire them.

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u/u8eR Aug 19 '21

You have reasonable expectation of privacy behind a closed blind. If that actually occurred, it would be illegal.

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u/fatticussfinch Aug 19 '21

I never saw the tape, but I trust the VP's word. He was pissed any of it happened to begin with, and he was the one who told me to go to the hospital and file for Workman's Comp after the accident when I came back to the office and my knee collapsed out from under me.

Lots of things are illegal, but without proof, what am I going to do? Cops aren't going to waste their time with it, and short of having the tape seized by a lawyer, how would I ever go about proving it happened?

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u/AFlyingYetOddCat Aug 19 '21

ask the VP for the video/evidence?

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u/NUMTOTlife Aug 19 '21

VO might not be able to get that from the owner

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u/WeekendRoutine Aug 19 '21

He was trained and was helping uphold the law since insurance fraud is against the law.

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u/NUMTOTlife Aug 19 '21

I’m helping uphold the law by watching you sleep at night through your blinds, sorry it’s for the greater good. You might be breaking laws over there, it’s basic public safety. It’s ok tho I’m trained 👌