The Scare of

Mar 20
07:36

2012

Antoinette Ayana

Antoinette Ayana

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Do you find yourself in need of identity theft defense? "New crime" can have many running scared and you could be the victim. Learn more about your rights and how to seek help.

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Any time a "scare" goes up in America,The Scare of  Articles you can count on police and prosecutors across the country to crack down on a certain form of crime, regardless of how overblown it has become in the media. One need only look at the California area in the early 80s to see how witch hunts regarding child abuse and pornography wound up ruining a number of innocent lives in the process of cleaning up the community. The same could be said of the "Satanic Panic" era, which convinced families around the country that devil worshippers were stealing their children. Few, if any, concrete cases could be found, but plenty of otherwise innocent people wound up going to prison based on their interests in heavy metal music and black clothing.

Identity theft experts (and companies which specialize in "protecting" against it) have made a fortune with this latest scare. Is it not something to be worried about? Some caution is always wise. With new technology, phishing methods growing more advanced every day, and a population still catching up with new methods of doing business, there are certainly dangers out there. But the danger of over prosecution may be even greater. If you aren't careful, you could just as easily wind up being accused of committing a crime as you could become a victim of one.

If you do find yourself being charged under these new laws, you need to contact an identity theft defense lawyer quickly. The longer you go without seeking representation for yourself, the more your rights will be trampled. Don't think for a moment that the police and prosecutors won't resort to questionable methods to win their case. Why shouldn't they? The community at large hates a thief. People want to feel safe. If that means a few innocent people need to go to jail in the meantime, well, as long as they don't hear about it or think about it, that's just fine.

A good identity theft defense lawyer will be an expert on all of the new laws regarding this form of crime. He will know what your rights are and how to protect them. He will come in and make sure your lack of knowledge isn't being exploited. Most importantly, he will begin to work with you to prepare a case. If you are truly innocent of the charges, it should be easy to find the evidence that will set you free. If the circumstances are murkier than that, you need someone who can present your side of the story in the best light and make a convincing argument before a jury. Don't try to take on the system without the proper representation. You will only become another example.