How to defend against blackmail?

they will help him solve this problem. However, we are often approached by clients who, in contact with the police, asked so badly, and the conversation was conducted in the spirit: So what did the blackmailer do to you? Nothing so far? So what do you want from us?

The basis is documenting everything from the beginning

It is essential to have conclusive evidence for a successful deal with the police and the capture of a blackmailer. It is therefore necessary to document all communication with the blackmailer from the very beginning . We also recommend documenting the negotiations with the police, also from the very beginning. In the event that the actions of the police are correct, there is nothing to prevent all recordings from being deleted immediately. On the other hand, in a moment, the police officer will run out with you, so to speak, so you will no longer obtain proof. 

Audio or video?

Of course, it is ideal to record sound and video. However, wearing a hidden camera may not be a completely comfortable affair for everyone. Therefore, if you do not feel like carrying a hidden camera, at least make an audio recording, which is enough to activate recording on your mobile phone in your pocket. 


Video

+ very high probability


– more difficult handling

– more difficult preparation

– higher risk of detection


Audio

+ simple operation

+ long recording life

+ almost zero risk of detection


– without a picture, the recordings may not be conclusive enough

What means to choose for documentation in individual situations

Recording a personal meeting

For a video recording of a personal meeting, depending on the specific situation, a pen with a camera , which you place in the breast pocket of your shirt or jacket, may be useful. A keychain with a camera that you can either hold in your hand or place it on the table. Or watches with a camera , but it is necessary to watch where you are going with them. 


Glasses with a camera are a very good solution , mainly because you don’t have to watch what you’re taking at all. In short, glasses always take exactly where you are looking. 


For a special situation, we are also able to make camouflage of a mini-camera to order.

How to deal with a troubled neighbor

How to deal with a troubled neighbor

Many people have problematic neighbors, and disputes with them can often drag on for years. Properly chosen technique will allow you to give your neighbor a chess-check very quickly, and you will be able to devote your time to more pleasant things than neighborhood disputes.


People often harm other people because they rely on a dysfunctional system and believe they will never be punished. Unfortunately, they are often right in this regard. However, if you prepare properly for a neighborhood dispute, you can end it quickly and efficiently . 


There are 2 approaches to solving this problem.


A) Preventive – or try to take such measures that deter the offender from his intention in advance (visibly installed cameras, etc.)


B) Catching in the act – the absolutely key thing is the neighbor’s damage to properly document and gather evidence . The moment you have accumulated enough evidence, you have 3 options


1. Present the evidence to a neighbor and show him that your behavior is well documented and that if he does not stop making trouble, you will take further action.


2. Submit the evidence to the Police and have it acted.


3. Sue a neighbor in court.


If you decide to document your neighbor’s behavior, it is certainly not appropriate to tell him about it, because then he will start to pay more attention, and it will be more difficult for you to record him in the act. 


Where does your neighbor hurt

On a family house or land

It’s damaging the car

Read a comprehensive article on how to effectively secure your car against vandalism .

Annoying neighbor in an apartment building

First of all, it is good to find out the form of ownership of the apartment. You can then select the next procedure accordingly. In all cases, however, as in any other dispute, all misconduct is to be documented and evidence gathered. It is always best to start gathering evidence as soon as possible. While there is a possibility that you will eventually be able to reach a normal human agreement with your neighbor, you will not even have to use the evidence gathered. However, once human agreement doesn’t work, you won’t get the evidence back .

The neighbor lives in the rent


If the neighbor who is harassing you with his behavior is not the owner of the apartment and therefore cannot be required to comply with the neighborhood rights in the sense of the Civil Code, you can seek redress directly from the landlord . In the event of repeated and substantial harassment of other tenants, the landlord is entitled to terminate such tenant if he does not stop his disruptive behavior even after his written warning. Each of the tenants is also obliged to comply with the rules in the house or the rules set out in the lease, which usually prohibit harassment of tenants with excessive odor or noise, disturbing the night, garbage storage, etc. and whose systematic violation may lead to termination of the lease by the landlord.


Cooperative apartment


Even cooperatives or associations of unit owners tend to have their own house rules, which the inhabitants of the house are obliged to follow. If some do not, draw your attention to this fact at one of the regular meetings – you will find out whether you are bothered by the neighbor’s behavior, and whether it is just your subjective feeling or whether the neighbor disturbs others. In the case of cooperative flats, the cooperative is entitled to decide on the expulsion of such a member in the event of a serious breach of membership obligations, if this was preceded by a written warning. 


The owner of the apartment in the community of owners


In the case of unit owners’ associations, an action may be brought before a court at the request of the unit manager or the unit owner concerned to order the sale of the unit by the owner who violates the obligation imposed on him by an enforceable court decision in a manner substantially restricting or preventing the rights of other unit owners.

Noisy neighbor

Neighbors can bother us with basically anything – watching, messing, storing smelly things, but the most common problem in neighborhood relations is


Disturbing the night and causing excessive noise is a very common cause of neighborhood disputes. The noise may not only be caused by a neighbor holding parties with loud music, quarrels with his wife, but he may also like knocking cuttings or drilling pictures at the same time. Disproportionate noise can also be caused by a neighbor’s constantly barking dog. However, if the noise is affected during the so-called night rest, it is a violation of public order , namely the disturbance of the night rest. According to the court’s decision-making practice, night rest means a period between 10 pm and 6 am . The offender can be fined up to CZK 5,000 for this offense. In addition, each municipality is entitled to regulate the rules of night rest through its own, binding decrees.


A neighbor of one of our clients has been torturing a dog in the apartment for a long time, who is constantly barking. A demonstrable recording was made using wiretapping over the wall . Based on the submission and submission of a sufficient number of recordings, it was decided that the neighbor was abusing the animal, which led to his removal, and the problem was solved.


The neighbor was snooping

The new Civil Code states


” It is prohibited to bring immissions directly into the land of another owner, regardless of the degree of such influences and the degree of harassment of the neighbor, unless this is based on a special legal reason “


A snooping on the part of a neighbor can also be considered a nuisance. However, the limits of determining when harassment is punishable and when it is not are not well defined. 


In order to be successful in court, it is again necessary to document the neighbor’s misconduct very carefully, as you will have to prove the neighbor’s guilt in court, not his innocence.


It is settled case law that if a neighbor bothers you by looking, you must first take measures to prevent privacy (making an opaque fence, window curtains, etc.).


The moment a neighbor starts to actively overcome obstacles – for example, when he builds a ladder to the fence, this is exactly the moment when the court will most likely agree with you that such behavior is already beyond the limits of admissibility.

Dishonest staff in a bar or restaurant

Dishonest staff in a bar or restaurant

Dishonest employees bother a number of operators of restaurants, bars or casinos. Some employees start straight with bad intentions. More often, however, the employee starts without malicious intentions, and various forms of robbery do not begin until later, when he learns how the system works and sees some loophole in it, which he then uses for his own enrichment. It is not for nothing that it is said that opportunity makes thieves. Let’s look at the most common tricks used by dishonest employees.

Pouring your own drinks 

The absolute classic is that the waiter brings his own alcohol to the bar, which he then pours, and puts the torn money side by side in his pocket. He doesn’t carry receipts for customers either at all, or he makes up an excuse that he mistakenly billed it to another table. 


Tapping under measure

When a waiter drinks a few drinks under measure, he gets a surplus, which if he then issues without a receipt, the money remains in his pocket, without a shortage or missing something at the cash register.


Taking raw materials for your own use

When not all portions of food are accurately weighed, there is room to pour something into your home and report it as consumed for cooking.


Additional cancellation of items from the account

By default, the waiter brings a receipt for which he cashes in money. At the end of the shift, however, he cancels some receipts, or parts of them, and takes the money, which then appears to be in the cash register,.


Non-posting of an item with higher dagger expectations

The waiter seems to forget to charge an item (typically a drink) to the account, and tell the customer that he will no longer repair the account, and that the customer will therefore have it for free. Most customers then tend to increase the price of the drink.

How do I prevent theft?

One cannot be everywhere, and one can never look after everything, but there are ways to keep the theft to a minimum.


1. Acquire a quality registration treasure that prevents account machinations.

2. Compare sales statistics of individual waiters (for example, if one waiter has a lot less drinks on the receipts than the rest, he is likely to rob you).

3. A hidden camera that scans the cash register, and the area where the money is operated on.

4. A hidden camera system in the kitchen and at the exits used to detect raw material thieves.

5. If a waiter has significantly more additional receipt corrections than the rest of the staff, focus on him.

6. Invest once in a while in mystery shopping at your store. 

Suitable hidden cameras

Light sensitivity

Due to the fact that there is often poor lighting in restaurants or bars, it is necessary to either choose a high-quality hidden camera with high light sensitivity , which is provided mainly by cameras from the renowned manufacturer LawMate . The second option is to use a hidden camera with night vision . 


Take a look at the list of cameras with the best light sensitivity in our offer , including sample videos.


Camouflage type

For example, a hidden camera in a PIR sensor or a smoke sensor is perfect for gastronomic facilities . 


Alternatively, it is possible to use camera modules , which can be built into the subject on site as needed. 

Ghosts do (don’t) exist!

Everything has a reasonable explanation! Or not?

In most cases, it is more likely that the civilizational environment, characterized by a lower level of scientific knowledge, is a breeding ground for the spread of diverse striking stories, spread superstitions and subjective strong experiences of people. On the other hand, even in today’s world of technology and the extent of knowledge completely incomparable with the past, many meetings, testimonies and narratives remain shrouded in question marks, mystery and mystery. Similar to photographs, recordings or potential evidence with various informative (sometimes more self-condemning) value. So how is it actually? Does everything in the world have a logical and rational explanation? Do we have to come to terms with the fact that something simply cannot be clarified in a credible and unambiguous manner?


In any case, even secret cameras sometimes manage to capture SOMETHING, and it is clear that not only for the so-called ghost hunters, the products of espionage technology usually become a welcome helper, through which they want to prove that there is more than just illusions. and hoaxes!

An incident from the school hallway

In the spirit of the motto “ghosts live”, for example, one Catholic church school in Cork, Ireland, is one of the oldest in the area. In the night silence of the dark school hallway, a strong blow suddenly sounds. The door flew open. In addition, it is possible to see a special light and shadows. There are also lockers from which books and papers fall out. Who was to blame? Dissatisfied poltergeist or clever students who cleverly and thoroughly set everything up? After all, so-called “jokes”, ie video jokes, are undoubtedly cool among teenagers and generally loyal consumers of Internet content today. But how exactly could they do that? All this remains a mystery. Vain glory, school inspectors may not be the only scarecrow that can appear at school without warning… 

At the site of a historic battle

Probably the biggest champions in terms of activity and popularity documenting supernatural phenomena are the people of the United States of America, in whose territory there are probably the most cases of this kind. For example, the well-known daily The Sun reported on the Welty family living in an old house near Manassas, Virginia. The name of the mentioned locality will probably not tell you much if you are not an expert or a fan of war history. This is where one of the first major battles of the American Civil War took place, more than 150 years ago. And it is quite possible that her legacy is still alive today. How else can you explain the recurring monstrous figure of an probably old housewife who really scared the dog in the house of the people living?


Ghosts on the go

And what about unexplained and paranormal phenomena in the Czech Republic? Definitely more modestly about knowledge. But even here, there are cases that look really weird, whether we believe it or not. It is definitely worth mentioning the experience he shared, a man at that time passing through the village north of Pilsen, called Bezvěrov (as symbolic…) and which is led by first class roads. There is a suspiciously high number of accidents here, including tragic ones, although the route is relatively clear. The driver originally wanted to shoot a snowstorm when he saw the silhouette of a figure waving at him in the dark, as if to warn him of something.