darkoz
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April 15th, 2019 at 7:38:53 PM permalink
Court case number one is now past me

No possibility of appeal so its completely over.

I wish I could talk much about it but its almost certainly going to lead to court case #3

In general terms a casino made accusations that were not true and also made some assumptions of law (which since I researched it I knew they were wrong)

As a result they held me falsely for over an hour and maliciously prosecuted (again the charges were not true)

Charges have not only been dismissed but are being completely expunged

Thats about all I can discuss here. Full details in a few years after my resultant lawsuit
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April 15th, 2019 at 7:51:32 PM permalink
What a great idea. Start a thread about something you can't talk about. 😀
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April 15th, 2019 at 7:51:38 PM permalink
Congratulations. I’ve realized recently that casinos frequently get away with doing illegal things because it isn’t worth the money time and exposure to sue them. I’ve had a few instances where they did clear as day illegal things but lawyers said it wasn’t worth suing.

In a just legal system the punitive damages would be enough to ensure casinos don’t do things like what happened to you.
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April 15th, 2019 at 7:53:53 PM permalink
You must have been represented by ZenKing, the world's foremost attorney ....right???
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April 15th, 2019 at 7:54:44 PM permalink
Quote: MaxPen

What a great idea. Start a thread about something you can't talk about. 😀

We might get super lucky if he can sue and there is a NDA.
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April 15th, 2019 at 7:56:55 PM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

We might get super lucky if he can sue and there is a NDA.



Ya because people being imprisoned against their will be thugs that pretend they are police officers is really funny so let’s all get in a good laugh about it instead of rallying to support justice.
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April 15th, 2019 at 8:00:27 PM permalink
Quote: randomperson

Ya because people being imprisoned against their will be thugs that pretend they are police officers is really funny so let’s all get in a good laugh about it instead of rallying to support justice.



If there's a settlement there will be a NDA. It's a waste of time to talk about anything specific in a forum environment. It just leads to speculation and alot of false information and assumptions.
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April 15th, 2019 at 8:09:51 PM permalink
Quote: MaxPen

If there's a settlement there will be a NDA. It's a waste of time to talk about anything specific in a forum environment. It just leads to speculation and alot of false information and assumptions.



I wlll be pleasantly surprised if there is a settlement

My experience so far is the casinos hate what I do so much they cant stomach agreeing to a settlement

I am certain it will go all the way to a trial.

Max: did I upset your stomach with curiosity about a thread you cant get the full details on?

EDIT: my personal revenge for always being criticized for talking too much - a thread I wont talk much at all about:)
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April 15th, 2019 at 8:11:04 PM permalink
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You must have been represented by ZenKing, the world's foremost attorney ....right???



Lol no

Is ZK an attorney? I thought he was a fulltime AP.
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April 15th, 2019 at 8:13:02 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Lol no

Is ZK an attorney? I thought he was a fulltime AP.



he can not become an attorney because he is smarter than the professors and he couldn't be bothered to have to show up on schedule like the rest of us droned fools.

seriously though.. were there actual charges that were originally put against you with serious jail time?
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April 15th, 2019 at 8:47:52 PM permalink
Quote: GWAE

he can not become an attorney because he is smarter than the professors and he couldn't be bothered to have to show up on schedule like the rest of us droned fools.

seriously though.. were there actual charges that were originally put against you with serious jail time?



Yes to actual charges

Yes I was facing jail time theoretically however as a man my age with not one prior charge in his entire life it probably would have been less severe a sentence than prison

Nonetheless I had to make multiple court appearances, hire a defense attorney and do prep for trial

Again all charges dropped for lack of evidence (duh I was innocent) and the entire arrest is being expunged
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April 15th, 2019 at 10:29:26 PM permalink
Quote: randomperson

Ya because people being imprisoned against their will be thugs that pretend they are police officers is really funny so let’s all get in a good laugh about it instead of rallying to support justice.

There is nothing wrong with getting a settlement.

You have not idea about my support and rallying for justice when it comes to this sort of stuff. I'm sure Bob N. would tell you quite the opposite on my behalf. And why I was involved in casinos being less likely to do all those things.
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April 16th, 2019 at 1:49:07 AM permalink
Quote: darkoz

I wlll be pleasantly surprised if there is a settlement

My experience so far is the casinos hate what I do so much they cant stomach agreeing to a settlement

I am certain it will go all the way to a trial.

Max: did I upset your stomach with curiosity about a thread you cant get the full details on?

EDIT: my personal revenge for always being criticized for talking too much - a thread I wont talk much at all about:)



No curiosity on my part as I already know the answers. Not sure why you feel revenge is something you need. In the past I gave you credit for knowing stuff that it has become clear you have no clue, so prattle on, you will only hurt yourself and the others who do what you do.
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April 16th, 2019 at 2:00:00 AM permalink
Quote: MaxPen

No curiosity on my part as I already know the answers. Not sure why you feel revenge is something you need. In the past I gave you credit for knowing stuff that it has become clear you have no clue, so prattle on, you will only hurt yourself and the others who do what you do.



Lol

Unlike others on this forum I am the first to admit there are probably and most likely AP plays I dont know anything about.

I only claim expertise in my one niche. There may even be offshoots of that niche I am unaware of. (Even scientists who devote their whole lives to a subject admit they are wrong sometimes)

"Revenge" in a lighthearted way *:)
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April 16th, 2019 at 3:13:51 AM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Yes to actual charges

Yes I was facing jail time theoretically however as a man my age with not one prior charge in his entire life it probably would have been less severe a sentence than prison

Nonetheless I had to make multiple court appearances, hire a defense attorney and do prep for trial

Again all charges dropped for lack of evidence (duh I was innocent) and the entire arrest is being expunged



Bow hopefully you get made whole in the end but one thing that sucks is how much did you have to spend to fight this?
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April 16th, 2019 at 4:33:52 AM permalink
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Bow hopefully you get made whole in the end but one thing that sucks is how much did you have to spend to fight this?



Thousands

Would have been more but didnt go to trial.

Also discovery documents were pampered to us by the casino (which thought they had the upper hand as plaintiffs)

If I were suing them court filings for those same discovery documents would have raised the costs

Starting a lawsuit with pages upon pages of testimony and discovery already (happily) handed over almost makes it worthwhile.
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April 16th, 2019 at 5:25:27 AM permalink
Good luck.
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April 16th, 2019 at 6:19:25 AM permalink
Quote: MaxPen

What a great idea. Start a thread about something you can't talk about. 😀



Gets him the attention he so desperately was looking for....
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April 16th, 2019 at 7:07:36 AM permalink
Quote: SM777

Gets him the attention he so desperately was looking for....



You make that sound like a bad thing.
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April 16th, 2019 at 7:51:51 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

There is nothing wrong with getting a settlement.

You have not idea about my support and rallying for justice when it comes to this sort of stuff. I'm sure Bob N. would tell you quite the opposite on my behalf. And why I was involved in casinos being less likely to do all those things.



That’s great thank you. There are appropriate times to put down the jokes and support our community and this is one of them.
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April 16th, 2019 at 8:11:56 AM permalink
Good luck.
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April 16th, 2019 at 8:20:52 AM permalink
Congratulations DarkOz.

And Hooray for another victory against injustice, against malfeasance and wrong-doing, against arrogant know-nothing thuggery and bullying.
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April 16th, 2019 at 8:37:46 AM permalink
Quote: darkoz

I wlll be pleasantly surprised if there is a settlement

My experience so far is the casinos hate what I do so much they cant stomach agreeing to a settlement

I am certain it will go all the way to a trial.

Max: did I upset your stomach with curiosity about a thread you cant get the full details on?

EDIT: my personal revenge for always being criticized for talking too much - a thread I wont talk much at all about:)



Don't they always settle if they think there's a chance they could lose the trial? Settle, admit no fault, get an NDA, backroom the next person, repeat. As soon as there's a record of a loss at trial, it becomes more clear that their actions are not permissible...
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April 16th, 2019 at 9:35:08 AM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Court case number one is now past me

No possibility of appeal so its completely over.

I wish I could talk much about it but its almost certainly going to lead to court case #3

In general terms a casino made accusations that were not true and also made some assumptions of law (which since I researched it I knew they were wrong)

As a result they held me falsely for over an hour and maliciously prosecuted (again the charges were not true)

Charges have not only been dismissed but are being completely expunged

Thats about all I can discuss here. Full details in a few years after my resultant lawsuit






Apparently you can't talk about court case #2 either.
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April 16th, 2019 at 10:27:08 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

We might get super lucky if he can sue and there is a NDA.



Then he won't be able to put it in
the book he pays somebody to
write that nobody will buy.
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April 16th, 2019 at 10:52:01 AM permalink
Quote: standbymyman

Apparently you can't talk about court case #2 either.



Correct. That one is ongoing as well
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May 31st, 2019 at 9:43:20 PM permalink
During a recent trip I saw a homeless smelly bum weaving through one of the Vegas casinos. Security starting converging on him, and in his haste to escape he almost tripped over me. I let it go, didn't let it phase me, just resented the brief intrusion of smelly air.

They do 86 the homeless.

Maybe Darkov was arrested for violating a trespass warning.

And now he's suing.
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May 31st, 2019 at 10:17:29 PM permalink
Quote: MDawg

During a recent trip I saw a homeless smelly bum weaving through one of the Vegas casinos. Security starting converging on him, and in his haste to escape he almost tripped over me. I let it go, didn't let it phase me, just resented the brief intrusion of smelly air.

They do 86 the homeless.

Maybe Darkov was arrested for violating a trespass warning.

And now he's suing.
https://nypost.com/2010/05/30/the-sweet-stench-of-uccess/



Lol, whats your problem?

Your day job so lousy you cant afford to pay for dinner?

I can afford to pay for entire spring fling dinners
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June 1st, 2019 at 12:01:49 AM permalink
Congrats, sounds like they didn't have a case against you.

I miss card counting. I've been doing AC work everyday.

If I could leave the restaurant business. I'd probably be building an off grid system and growing vegetables.
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June 1st, 2019 at 2:14:05 AM permalink
Quote: jjjoooggg

Congrats, sounds like they didn't have a case against you.

I miss card counting. I've been doing AC work everyday.

If I could leave the restaurant business. I'd probably be building an off grid system and growing vegetables.



Just to clarify, you left card counting to do work in AC (Atlantic City) or you mean AC(air conditioning)?
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June 1st, 2019 at 10:46:32 AM permalink
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You must have been represented by ZenKing, the world's foremost attorney ....right???



Gotta ask, who or what is a Zenking?
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June 1st, 2019 at 10:56:28 AM permalink
Quote: Lovecomps

Gotta ask, who or what is a Zenking?



A member or former member who posts rants every time he loses big at card counting about how the casinos are cheating.

He usually rants with on invectives and foul language that gets him both suspended and ridiculed

But in person he is like totally quiet and serene.

He attended the last 2 springflings so everyone here recognizes his online vs offline personas
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June 1st, 2019 at 11:09:27 AM permalink
I see. Short of outright swearing and insulting other members, I wonder about that list and if you can get on it by simply taking a stance that is unpopular, rather than insulting or littered with foul language.

I took a look at that list and it seems like a few other names pop up a lot. I'd say that one should stay away from religion and politics too but there are topics upon topics about Predsident Trump.

For what it's worth, I can count but I'm not particularly good at it so I just stick to basic strategy and dice.
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June 1st, 2019 at 1:54:21 PM permalink
ZK=GOAT
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June 1st, 2019 at 1:54:21 PM permalink
ZK=GOAT

Just ask him.
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June 1st, 2019 at 9:11:54 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Your day job so lousy you cant afford to pay for dinner?
I can afford to pay for entire spring fling dinners



Know what people with real money
do? They never, ever, talk like that.
People who do talk like that are
the ones who want everyone to
think they have real money,
because they don't.
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June 1st, 2019 at 9:24:11 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

Know what people with real money
do? They never, ever, talk like that.
People who do talk like that are
the ones who want everyone to
think they have real money,
because they don't.




Kind of like Donald J Trump, right?
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June 2nd, 2019 at 12:04:47 AM permalink
Not sure why everyone is hating on your Darkoz! Congrats on the first of hopefully many victories against the typical uninformed and illegal casino actions. I'm HOPING one day you can talk about these and we can get all the juicy popcorn eating details about you making the casinos suffer for their injustices.

p.s. Whatever you get, ZK woulda got you more... ;-)
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June 2nd, 2019 at 12:15:16 AM permalink
Quote: Romes

Not sure why everyone is hating on your Darkoz! Congrats on the first of hopefully many victories against the typical uninformed and illegal casino actions. I'm HOPING one day you can talk about these and we can get all the juicy popcorn eating details about you making the casinos suffer for their injustices.

p.s. Whatever you get, ZK woulda got you more... ;-)



Thank you so much.

It is appreciated when I dont have to defend myself from attacks for a change
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June 2nd, 2019 at 3:15:59 AM permalink
This sounds like darkoz listened to the king and fought the bluff criminal trespasses going around all over the country. Simple constitutional law 101. Good luck to casinos and the government to ever convict a card counter of a criminal trespass without any disruptive or disorderly conduct. Spread the news kids.
Any private business open to the PUBLIC (ie. droned out casinos) cannot have a criminal trespass enforced against an individual without GOOD CAUSE (Disruptive or Disorderly conduct). You will never go to prison for being thrown out of a casino for legal advantage play and then returning because it's simply unconstitutional 'as applied' to the individual. 'As applied' constitutional issues must FIRST be raised in DISTRICT COURT (trial court) to have it thrown out. You CANNOT raise it on APPEAL This is the best kept secret in the world of casinos not just in Vegas but everywhere in the country. Thank me later.
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June 2nd, 2019 at 3:38:59 AM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Quote: Romes

Not sure why everyone is hating on your Darkoz! Congrats on the first of hopefully many victories against the typical uninformed and illegal casino actions. I'm HOPING one day you can talk about these and we can get all the juicy popcorn eating details about you making the casinos suffer for their injustices.

p.s. Whatever you get, ZK woulda got you more... ;-)



Thank you so much.

It is appreciated when I dont have to defend myself from attacks for a change



We all make the choice to take s##t here when we decide to post.

Some just make it easier than others by purposely putting stuff out there that they know is going to bring the attacks.

And many would argue they welcome and expect it.
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June 2nd, 2019 at 6:59:26 AM permalink
Quote: Boz

Quote: darkoz

Quote: Romes

Not sure why everyone is hating on your Darkoz! Congrats on the first of hopefully many victories against the typical uninformed and illegal casino actions. I'm HOPING one day you can talk about these and we can get all the juicy popcorn eating details about you making the casinos suffer for their injustices.

p.s. Whatever you get, ZK woulda got you more... ;-)



Thank you so much.

It is appreciated when I dont have to defend myself from attacks for a change



We all make the choice to take s##t here when we decide to post.

Some just make it easier than others by purposely putting stuff out there that they know is going to bring the attacks.

And many would argue they welcome and expect it.



I should not be hampered in what i boast about

The only personal rule for me is I boast of real things that happened or I accomplished

And along with that I also give those instances where my life crumbles. No one here can claim I only boast of the good times. I have been very forthright with both the good and bad things that have befallen me.

Surprisingly to me I seem to take more flack for the honesty of when my life has been in the doldrums than when I boast of my success.

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June 2nd, 2019 at 8:54:09 AM permalink
As Holden Caulfield would say, "Strange, my a**"

Darkov was homeless. Today, he boasts about having a few benjies in his pocket.
Quote: darkoz

I have the best credit in the world.

Its called The Benjamins.

Accepted most anywhere and without ID.


Quote: darkoz

Lol

You keep measuring success that way.

I will stick to counting my benjamins


From his perspective, he is rich. He came up from nothing, to now having something. Even before he had nothing, he mentions topping out at a salary of $49K, which again, is about nothing.

However, EvenBob is absolutely right when he says
Quote: EvenBob

Know what people with real money
do? They never, ever, talk like that.
People who do talk like that are
the ones who want everyone to
think they have real money,
because they don't.


Boasting or even talking about what you have asset wise is both a sign of insecurity, and a sign that the person doesn't really have as much as he claims, or at best, has only what he is boasting about and no more. So when he says
Quote: darkoz

I can afford to pay for entire spring fling dinners


that might be about all he could afford, straining his entire net worth, to pay for some dinners.
Someone mentioned Donald Grump - his boasting about what he has definitely comes from insecurity (boy from the Bronx (Queens) trying to play with the blue bloods) and also his "Art of the Deal" if we may call it that, is to borrow and develop based on exaggerated income and assets, based on bluster.

But really, the only ones Grump is fooling are the have-nots. The only ones who really believe everything Grump says about his net worth are people who would be impressed with a shiny new pickup in the driveway, or a new flat screen TV, or house that is valued at over $500K.

To Darkov's credit, he does laugh at some of the posts that poke fun at him. For example he added a lol after my post where I opined that he might just be getting 86'ed due to being smelly homeless and then suing based on that exclusion by status versus exclusion for misdeeds. The ability to laugh at yourself and not get hysterical when challenged (the way for example SigfriedRoy gets bent out of shape when questioned or contradicted, showing great insecurity) shows some kind of groundedness.

There are inconsistencies in his posts however. Just for example: This robbery he talks about (he means burglary of course, there was no robbery), he claims the alleged perps are still in jail since January without any charges being filed. That just wouldn't happen. Also mentions the FBI investigating. Yes there were player cards allegedly taken but still, nothing he describes would motivate the FBI to get involved in a residential burglary. Unless they were investigating Darkov himself for identity fraud, for having all those player cards if they were say, in fictitious names, or he was assuming others' identities. But I don't really see that happening either, so his claim that the FBI is investigating a res. burg., also makes no sense.
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June 2nd, 2019 at 10:01:53 AM permalink
Quote: MDawg

As Holden Caulfield would say, "Strange, my a**"

Darkov was homeless. Today, he boasts about having a few benjies in his pocket.


From his perspective, he is rich. He came up from nothing, to now having something. Even before he had nothing, he mentions topping out at a salary of $49K, which again, is about nothing.

However, EvenBob is absolutely right when he says
Boasting or even talking about what you have asset wise is both a sign of insecurity, and a sign that the person doesn't really have as much as he claims, or at best, has only what he is boasting about and no more. So when he says

that might be about all he could afford, straining his entire net worth, to pay for some dinners.
Someone mentioned Donald Grump - his boasting about what he has definitely comes from insecurity (boy from the Bronx (Queens) trying to play with the blue bloods) and also his "Art of the Deal" if we may call it that, is to borrow and develop based on exaggerated income and assets, based on bluster.

But really, the only ones Grump is fooling are the have-nots. The only ones who really believe everything Grump says about his net worth are people who would be impressed with a shiny new pickup in the driveway, or a new flat screen TV, or house that is valued at over $500K.

To Darkov's credit, he does laugh at some of the posts that poke fun at him. For example he added a lol after my post where I opined that he might just be getting 86'ed due to being smelly homeless and then suing based on that exclusion by status versus exclusion for misdeeds. The ability to laugh at yourself and not get hysterical when challenged (the way for example SigfriedRoy gets bent out of shape when questioned or contradicted, showing great insecurity) shows some kind of groundedness.

There are inconsistencies in his posts however. Just for example: This robbery he talks about (he means burglary of course, there was no robbery), he claims the alleged perps are still in jail since January without any charges being filed. That just wouldn't happen. Also mentions the FBI investigating. Yes there were player cards allegedly taken but still, nothing he describes would motivate the FBI to get involved in a residential burglary. Unless they were investigating Darkov himself for identity fraud, for having all those player cards if they were say, in fictitious names, or he was assuming others' identities. But I don't really see that happening either, so his claim that the FBI is investigating a res. burg., also makes no sense.




You make a number of assumptions. Perhaps the reason the charges have not been filed is that the perp is in jail on unrelated charges. Year ago, someone stole a packet of those checks banks send out for cash advances and cashed out several thousand dollars. This was in the mid to late 90s when id theft was almost unheard of. To his great surprise, two FBI agents showed up at his office and then followed through a few weeks later. While I doubt they follow up every case these days, they may still be in charge.
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June 2nd, 2019 at 10:13:42 AM permalink
Quote: MDawg

As Holden Caulfield would say, "Strange, my a**"

Darkov was homeless. Today, he boasts about having a few benjies in his pocket.


From his perspective, he is rich. He came up from nothing, to now having something. Even before he had nothing, he mentions topping out at a salary of $49K, which again, is about nothing.

However, EvenBob is absolutely right when he says
Boasting or even talking about what you have asset wise is both a sign of insecurity, and a sign that the person doesn't really have as much as he claims, or at best, has only what he is boasting about and no more. So when he says

that might be about all he could afford, straining his entire net worth, to pay for some dinners.
Someone mentioned Donald Grump - his boasting about what he has definitely comes from insecurity (boy from the Bronx (Queens) trying to play with the blue bloods) and also his "Art of the Deal" if we may call it that, is to borrow and develop based on exaggerated income and assets, based on bluster.

But really, the only ones Grump is fooling are the have-nots. The only ones who really believe everything Grump says about his net worth are people who would be impressed with a shiny new pickup in the driveway, or a new flat screen TV, or house that is valued at over $500K.

To Darkov's credit, he does laugh at some of the posts that poke fun at him. For example he added a lol after my post where I opined that he might just be getting 86'ed due to being smelly homeless and then suing based on that exclusion by status versus exclusion for misdeeds. The ability to laugh at yourself and not get hysterical when challenged (the way for example SigfriedRoy gets bent out of shape when questioned or contradicted, showing great insecurity) shows some kind of groundedness.

There are inconsistencies in his posts however. Just for example: This robbery he talks about (he means burglary of course, there was no robbery), he claims the alleged perps are still in jail since January without any charges being filed. That just wouldn't happen. Also mentions the FBI investigating. Yes there were player cards allegedly taken but still, nothing he describes would motivate the FBI to get involved in a residential burglary. Unless they were investigating Darkov himself for identity fraud, for having all those player cards if they were say, in fictitious names, or he was assuming others' identities. But I don't really see that happening either, so his claim that the FBI is investigating a res. burg., also makes no sense.



Funny you correct me on burglary va robbery. The FBI agent did the same thing. So yes, I was a burglary victim. The FBI agent was a bit more circumspect about pointing out it is a common mistake for those not involved in law enforcement

The reasons the story isnt making sense is because I havent told it yet. Things are still in flux and i am waiting for when i feel comfortable telling it. The points you make about jail time and FBI involvement are correct. You just have surmised what is happening as wrong.

Finally when you state I bragged about topping out at $49,000 that was per month! Leaving that out is a bit deceptive?

Am I rich? That is just perspective.

A multi-millionaire is poor to Trumps thinking but rich to many others. Bill Gates probably laughs at Trump being only 10 billion.

I am doing extremely well for my current profession as an AP. Utilizing AP, I succeed, am self-sufficient and have a large crew of workers who also are self-sufficient (they make their entire income off work from me and are making way more than minimum wage).

One worker once called me Robin Hood and I respectfully declined that appellation. I pointed out I dont take from the rich and give to the poor. I give to me.

He response: "Dude, you're feeding a whole [f-bomb] community. There are a whole bunch of people eating because of you."

So, yeah I do well. Rich? Thats just a subjective standard. I am quite happy where I am at. I enjoy what I do. Considering I succeed in a career (AP) that most dream about and most fail at thats rich enough for me.
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June 2nd, 2019 at 11:09:19 AM permalink
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The only personal rule for me is I boast of real things that happened or I accomplished



That's what all boasters say, and they
say it all the time. "I wouldn't lie", they
say, "This really happened."

Whatever you say, sport..
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June 2nd, 2019 at 12:08:53 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

That's what all boasters say, and they
say it all the time. "I wouldn't lie", they
say, "This really happened."

Whatever you say, sport..



EB, mdawg, etc. This is turning into trolling of darkoz. Back it down a notch, please. There's a difference between discussion and baiting someone.
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June 2nd, 2019 at 12:25:45 PM permalink
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One worker once called me Robin Hood and I respectfully declined that assignation.

I think you may have meant "appellation". An assignation is something you don't decline, particularly if she is bright, beautiful and rich.
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June 2nd, 2019 at 12:32:14 PM permalink
Quote: FleaStiff

I think you may have meant "appellation". An assignation is something you don't decline, particularly if she is bright, beautiful and rich.



Yes I stand corrected.

My brain was telling me it was the wrong word too but I was typing in bed from a long nap. My brain refused to let my fingers search google for the right word lol

Just corrected it in the op
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June 2nd, 2019 at 12:45:29 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Yes I stand corrected.

My brain was telling me it was the wrong word too but I was typing in bed from a long nap. My brain refused to let my fingers search google for the right word lol

Just corrected it in the op



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