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kudos:1 | Man, those cable bills are murder.. Remember, Comcast tech held on murder charges.
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| Re: Man, those cable bills are murder.. said by N3OGH:Remember, Comcast tech held on murder charges. ALLEGGGEDDDLEEEE/SARCASM OFF Is he "allegedly" being held for murder or it is a fact he is being held for allegedly committing murder?
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kudos:1 | Re: Man, those cable bills are murder.. He's being held for an alleged murder.
It's a matter of semantics, I was trying to be comedic with my "allegedly"....
Guess my time on the job has twisted my sense of humor a bit, and the normals don't get the joke..
Sorry....
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| Re: Man, those cable bills are murder.. said by N3OGH:He's being held for an alleged murder. It's a matter of semantics, I was trying to be comedic with my "allegedly".... Guess my time on the job has twisted my sense of humor a bit, and the normals don't get the joke.. Sorry.... No, I got what you were trying to say but the way you said it twisted your humor in the wrong direction.
Didn't mean to offend you.
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kudos:4 | Comcast knows how to pick the winners!
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Umm, I think alleged should be there since he has NOT been convicted of anything. Gee, BBR thinks file-sharing, apparently mostly illegal at that, is a right and has forums on how to do it with all the how to get the best videos (with a "don't download illegal stuff" caveat) but can't find "allegedly" in their vocabulary. Probably because quite a few are guilty of something illegal like swapping MP3s and DVDs. | |
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kudos:2 | And people say... And people say nothing bad happens when you don't pay your cable bill! | |
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4 edits |  Allegedly punctured a gas line; murder suspect sub-contract
Earlier this month a Comcast tech punctured a gas line that ultimately caused the house to explode, Don't you mean allegedly punctured, since that investigation has not determined that fact yet. Latest news on this from google search:
»www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/···1143.htm
But to the issue of the accused murderer and Comcast hiring practices, the major issue there is the use of unmonitored sub-contractors. In this case the sub-contractor did do the required pre-hiring security screenings, but after the employee was accused of killing someone, the sub-contractor should have at the very least removed him from customer calls until the case was resolved. If Comcast has any civil liability here, it will be due to inadequate monitoring of their sub-contractors employee policies.
Triplett, 25, worked for Premier Cable Communications, which subcontracts for Comcast. He had no previous criminal record and had passed a criminal background check by Premier, according to a Comcast spokeswoman. --
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What was "alleged" was that the punctured line lead to the explosion. But I agree with your point, certainly since in my mind the gas company's failure to shut off the punctured gas is what actually lead to the explosion.
On the topic at hand...... I agree that you can't directly blame Comcast for this sub-contractors actions. I'd even take it a step further to say that unless someone notified them of the criminal charge, or even suspicion of one, there really isn't much they could have done. The police to not make a habit of calling the employer after an arrest.
Keeping in mind I have absolutely NO love for Comcast what so ever, but I choose to hate them for the things within their control, not fluke/rogue contractors.
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Dallas, TX | Re: Allegedly punctured a gas line; murder suspect sub-contract In Texas, there's a law that say you have to notify
companies prior to digging where there may be under-
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Springfield, IL | Re: Allegedly punctured a gas line; murder suspect sub-contract there are gas lines in homes too. and believe it or not, installers have to drill into homes to bring in a cable. i'm not saying the guy was not at fault, (i can tell when i i'm drilling into something that isn't wood) but it could happen accidentally. As far as the dude killing someone, well, don't piss off the cable guy next time.... wait, thats really poor taste, i'm sorry. | |
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| Re: Uunfair said by pit_viper:I think its a little unfair to attack many of the hard working folks at comcast who go to work to pay the bills, and feed the kids. said by BBR :
Yes, we're well aware that the vast majority of Comcast employees are decent, hard-working folk...
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Mobile, AL | Just actions of individuals It's rediculous to blame the company for these things. When you have this many employees you are going to have a few bad apples. | |
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From the story:Are these instances just happenstance because Comcast is such a massive company, or are we starting to see an indictment of the company's hiring/subcontracting practices? Are you kidding? You should see how far they go back when they do a background check. | |
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join:2000-05-11 | Re: Just actions of individuals How far they go back is not the issue. How far they go forward might be. Just because someone passes a background check and has no record doesn't mean they aren't bats. You can't wash your hands of continued monitoring just because the hire seems clean when hired.
Some of the Comcast subs around here may not be murderers but I certainly would not leave them alone on my property. A couple of years back I saw two stealing a case of beer from a distributor's truck parked at 7-11.
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| Re: Just actions of individuals Who is to say it wasn't the same guy.
I'm in Hyde Park, where the first murder took place. The second was out on the SW side a bit west of Midway Airport, You are in the Western burbs - not all that far away.
This creep got around.
And it is amazing to me that the company continued to send him out on calls. Someone needs to look into that. For myself, I can't wait till we get another cable operation around here or - if it ever happens (HA!) - project lightspeed - so I can cease doing business of any sort with Comcast.
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join:2004-11-12 | Re: Just actions of individuals Actually Comcast changed a load of policies the DAY this incident was brought to their attention. Emails and alerts went out about every hour.
Conference calls and all that jazz.
You want an inhouse tech and not a contractor? DONE.
You want two techs instead of one? DONE
You want a special phone number to call to verify who the tech is standing in front of you? DONE.
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join:2000-05-11 | Re: Just actions of individuals All of that should have been DONE long before this incident.
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Stepford, CA | said by WeSRT4:It's rediculous to blame the company for these things. When you have this many employees you are going to have a few bad apples. Oh well that settles it then. It is rediculous to you, therefore, employers should have absolutely no liability for the actions performed by their agents during the scope of the job they've been hired to do because of the existence of "a few bad apples." Outstanding, private Pyle. Any other nuggets of wisdom you'd care to pass on?
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kudos:1 | Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder I've heard they also torture puppies | |
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kudos:1 | Re: Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder said by Titus Pullo:I've heard they also torture puppies Oh, I heard that too. I can't find any mention of it on Snopes, so it must be true.
I also heard the techs like back their big Comcast vans over kittens, clean the kitten guts out of the waffle of the tread, and grill them over an open fire  .
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kudos:1 | Re: Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder said by firewire9999:Hmmm don't forget he must be a republican and works directly for George W Bush. What? That's NONSENSE SIR! Pure NONSENSE!!!
Everyone knows Comcast is a subsidiary of the eeeeeeeeeeeevil Halliburton corporation.
Those kittens died for BIG OIL!!!
NO KITTENS FOR OIL!!!
PS, please don't flame me people, it's a joke. Lighten up a bit before you decide to spit your venom...
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kudos:1 | Re: Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder Ab-so-lute-ly.
I applaud your comedic slant, sir!
I'm off to an X-mas party.....
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| IDIOTIC This is completely idiotic, and has nothing to do with the fact that these morons work for Comcast or were contracted by Comcast.
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kudos:3 | Oh Karl... quote:
...or are we starting to see an indictment of the company's hiring/subcontracting practices?
Oh Karl Bode  , now you're just sensationalizing.
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There is nothing funny about 2 females being murdered in their own homes by a serial killer. | |
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kudos:1 | Hmmmm... Wonder if it was anyone from DSLR. There are some angry Comcast Techs that visit the Comcast Forums here. Anyone not accounted for lately?
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Roseville, CA | LOL! said by ninjatutle:I was also thinking it could be this guy: CableTool , but he has logged in today. I literally choked on my soda when I read your reply. I was thinking exactly the same thing! | |
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join:2004-11-12 | Re: Hmmmm... said by ninjatutle:I was also thinking it could be this guy: CableTool , but he has logged in today. HAHA! Its all about the aliby.
But really... this crap is so horrible. This is where I live and my wife is always very leary of the Gas company or Meter guy popping by just because of this.
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»www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercuryn···7133.htm
Three thieves posing as water company repair workers have burglarized homes from San Francisco to Morgan Hill in the past two months, vexing Bay Area police who on Wednesday warned the public to be on guard.
About 35 homes in the Bay Area have been hit in the past two months, police said, with one 94-year-old woman losing $70,000 in cash and jewelry from her Saratoga home.
The thieves appear to be targeting seniors, with all of the victims in their 70s, 80s and 90s, Mountain View Police Chief Scott Vermeer said at a news conference Wednesday. | |
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join:2005-01-03 | Sub-contractors. When I "worked" for Comcast, I was a sub-contractor of a sub-contractor. I could have gotten away with a lot of crap if I wanted to. It was absolutely amazing to me how unsupervised I was, and how little I was required to report to anyone.
I don't know about employees, but it doesn't surprise me to learn contractors do a lot of bad stuff; I think they do need more supervision, one way or another.
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join:2004-11-12 | Re: Sub-contractors. I contracted for Pirtano and they were up my ass most every day. QC'd the hell out of me. And at 15 jobs a day they had a lot to QC... 
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join:2005-01-03 | Re: Sub-contractors. Ahh, I would've hated that. I subbed for a small, privately owned company in Spokane, Wa, so they didn't really have the resources to watch their techs if they wanted to.
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| Creepy Comcast in Chicago The first murder happened about 1/2 mile from where I live. This is the inner city, but it's a pretty good hood, with moderate to low crime. Not much violent crime. The victim lived in a high-rise so she would have had to let the perp in.
They didn't get the guy till he did it again last week in a different, even quieter neighborhood.
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Glenolden, PA | some subs are pretty shady I briefly worked for one of these Subcontracting companies. after a month of not getting paid i did quit. (General Fiber).
Some of the guys there were very shady. background check? There was none. comcast should look at these sub contractor companies a little closer instead of looking at the bottm line.
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This applies to everyone, not just to cable and phone techs.
Imagine, you're letting these people inside your home with confidence that they will do their jobs properly and won't cause any harm to your property, you, and your family.
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COMCAST CABLE INSTALLERS - Job posting Chicago area
MON-SAT, WE MAY BOOK ON SUNDAYS TOO!!!
ALL YOU NEED TO START IS A VAN OR TRUCK
AND A LIST OF TOOLS
1. 18 V cordless hammer drill + 2 batteries.
2. 28’ fiberglass ladder with safety hooks.
3. 3/8 24” + 3/8 3’ concrete drill bits.
4. 3/8” and 1” wood bits.
5. Drywall knife.
6.Cable CUTTERS.
7.Fish tape min 1oo FT.
8.Flexible 4 or better 5 ft drill bit.
9.Cord hammer drill ( for masonry, brick drilling).
10.Tape measure 25 ft.
11.Wood chisel. 12.Flash light.
13.Putty knife and drywall patch – fast drying.
14.All special tools – toner, crimper e.g.
15.Wrench set 7/16; ½; e.g.
16.Consert tool(optional).
17.Ladder rack – only professional (must be safe with stoppers).
18.Safety harness and lanyard.
19.Hard hat.
20. Two safety traffic cones.
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join:2004-11-12 | said by Joe12345678:COMCAST will hire anyone COMCAST CABLE INSTALLERS - Job posting Chicago area MON-SAT, WE MAY BOOK ON SUNDAYS TOO!!! ALL YOU NEED TO START IS A VAN OR TRUCK AND A LIST OF TOOLS 1. 18 V cordless hammer drill + 2 batteries. 2. 28’ fiberglass ladder with safety hooks. 3. 3/8 24” + 3/8 3’ concrete drill bits. 4. 3/8” and 1” wood bits. 5. Drywall knife. 6.Cable CUTTERS. 7.Fish tape min 1oo FT. 8.Flexible 4 or better 5 ft drill bit. 9.Cord hammer drill ( for masonry, brick drilling). 10.Tape measure 25 ft. 11.Wood chisel. 12.Flash light. 13.Putty knife and drywall patch – fast drying. 14.All special tools – toner, crimper e.g. 15.Wrench set 7/16; ½; e.g. 16.Consert tool(optional). 17.Ladder rack – only professional (must be safe with stoppers). 18.Safety harness and lanyard. 19.Hard hat. 20. Two safety traffic cones. WE DO TRAIN!!! That is a contractors Want Ad. We re8quire 8 traffic cones.
I just did 8 interviews Thursday and hired 2 people. ( pending a background check of course)
How stringent a contracting company is though when they are trying to get more bodies into the field to get mroe money in their pockets though I have no idea.
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join:2000-05-11 | Re: Roadside attorneys I did. And so did the store owner...he called the cops.
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Springfield, IL | couldn't get a better job then contractor? been on both sides of the fence on that one. inhouse for comcast and at&t broadband for 5 years, contractor for 2 years... lets just say i made more in 2 years of contracting then 5 years of inhouse work..... people might say what about the insurance, well, i can afford the higher premiums making 3x's what i did inhouse.... so, its not that bad. and, for the record, i wouldn't let any cable guy in my house if i wasn't home...... wait, i wouldn't let ANY service person in my house if i weren't there. not that i don't trust them, but i value my wife and children enough to find out if the person working is insane or not. | |
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Hubby got two new HDTVs, so I called to swap the digital boxes for HD boxes and have a tech check the drop because of intermittent pixelization (ended up with a new drop).
There I was at home by myself for the service call and the tech that showed up at my door was in his own red pickup (a subcontractor), had no Comcast ID, a limited number of tools, and claimed that it was his first day on the job.
No way was I going to let him in the house. I called a male friend for backup, and waited for him to get there before I let the Comcast guy in my house.
It all turned out OK, but the tech was there for more than three hours. I had to help him because he had almost no idea what he was doing.
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Los Angeles, CA | Re: Comcast Sub Held For Murder I work for AT&T (Pacific Bell /SBC) I always call my customers before I got to their residence or business. Our data service center usually or other department will call ahead two days before to inform the customer of a service call but sometimes we may get a head of schedule and call customers who have an appointment a day or two ahead and let them know if it is okay to come out and service their dsl/telco lines. Many let you in to service their lines without an appontment they dont care who is out there . I wouldnt let anyone in if they do not call . Lets not forget about the ATT employee who was held hostage in a customers home in Escondido (San Diego area) , California that didnt get out to the press. The technician was held against his own will forcefully . Many techs are physically abused but you dont hear about that it goes without saying that we live in a crazy society. | |
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Simi Valley, CA | Tough Installs.... Were these alledged murders committed during particularly tough installs?
Might be justifible homocide?
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But was Comcast found at fault?