Danish Cops Flummoxed by Internet, Wifi and iMacs

We have a sneaking feeling that law enforcement officers might not have the same understanding of technology as you, Gadget Lab reader. This hilarious case from blogger Rottin' in Denmark tells a story of the astounding ineptitude of Danish police when confronted by 1. The internet, 2. An iMac and 3. WiFi. This wouldn't be so bad, but the cops had come a-knockin' to investigate computer crime.

According to the blog post, the Police made a dawn house call to investigate a suspicious credit card transaction made over the writer's open WiFi network.

Police [Doughface]: We traced the transaction back to the wireless network in this apartment.

Rottin in Denmark [Me]: But we have an open wireless connection. Its unsecured.

Doughface: The internet doesn't work that way.

It gets worse.

Doughface: What were you doing the night of November 15?

Me: Fine, lemme check my e-mails. I was probably at a concert or something.
I sat down, opened my e-mail account and scrolled through to November, looking for invitations, confirmation e-mails, whatever.

Doughface: [audible gasp] If that computers only two weeks old, how are you checking your e-mails from November?! [Makes gotcha face.]

Me: Wait. What?! These are on the internet. They aren't on my computer.

Doughface: You just said it was two weeks old, but those e-mails say November! [Gotcha Face intensifies to David Caruso Face]

Me: Internet!

Doughface: If its only two weeks old...
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Me: Internet.

The last, and most embarrassing part, is when the police demand the computer part of an old first generation iMac, thinking that the colored bubble on the desk is just the monitor. Go to the site to read the full transcript. It's too full of expletives to post here. It's also the funniest thing I have read this week.

How the team at 'CSI: Denmark' stole my computer [Rottin' in Denmark via Mac Observer]