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Sherman Hopkins Jr. broke into a man’s home on June 21, 2017 with a handgun and demanded that the resident transfer the domain name DoItForState.com to another account, the AP reports. He shot the man with the gun and...
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It only shows how a domain name can make a man crazy and fanatical. Be careful guys..
 
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I think he is not happy with his wife so he tried to do something to stay away from her.
A secure place with free rent/food and no one is nagging every day.

cant stop laughing
 
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Domain addict spotted :D
 
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I always keep a handgun next to me when selling domain names. :sneaky:
True story.....:xf.grin:
 
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Perp could afford a gun and bullets but couldn't raise $500 for a domain.
 
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Perp could afford a gun and bullets but couldn't raise $500 for a domain.
He's a criminal. May have been stolen weapons.
 
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Every time I say "I've heard it all now"...
Along comes Billy Bob or his cousin Randy Jo saying "Hold My Beer"
 
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"Get on the ground. Give me all your money jewelry and domain names now! Welcome to the 21st century"
Lol:xf.laugh::xf.laugh::xf.laugh::xf.laugh::xf.laugh::xf.laugh:
This is hilarious
 
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Let's just hope everyone has self defense techniques like this domain name owner did. :ninja::punch::xf.cool:
 
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That domain wasn't even worth stealing, you couldn't give it away to me.
 
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I wish I had few buyers with same domain appraisal skills like that criminal.
I would have been a millionaire by now :xf.wink:
 
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It does seems funny though I wonder did the domain owner have privacy protection, and how did the perpetrator get the domain owner personal data (name, address ... etc.).
 
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20 years in prison + lifelong in web.
 
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wow , it's a crazy world out their people ... be safe .
 
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Perp could afford a gun and bullets but couldn't raise $500 for a domain.

He's a criminal. May have been stolen weapons.

Well, he may have already owned the guns & ammo and figured,
"Why pay for it when I can take it by force?!?! I'll put it under whois protection so no one knows it was me that did it and I'll get away scott free. Mwahahahaaa... The PERFECT crime!!!"
 
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Well, he may have already owned the guns & ammo and figured,
"Why pay for it when I can take it by force?!?! I'll put it under whois protection so no one knows it was me that did it and I'll get away scott free. Mwahahahaaa... The PERFECT crime!!!"
Lol
That plan didn't go so well :xf.grin:
 
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