nihil...LOL...
if you pay peanuts, you only deserve to employ monkeys
true, can't disagree with you on that and certainly this does apply to certain areas but having said that a lot (not all I'll agree) of the guys (and gals) in NCIS are dedicated to the job - and knowing some of the stuff they have to look through (I think you also know something about this, yes?) - I can't blame them wanting to catch some of these buggers.

cynical... aye me too... but you have 20 odd years on me I think?

you're right we aren't anywhere near the US when it comes to computer crime detection... I'm not sure if it's because we have fewer incidences (proportionally speaking) but I think that our boys tend to look at a wider picture first before using the tech (mainly cos it costs so damn much) .... for example with money laundering scams, it's easier to go through insurance claims and bank transactions etc than look for some geek at the end of a computer. Guess it's just differences in the way the US and UK crime agencies go about stuff and the fact that US law agencies tend to have more cash (can you see Inspector Morse driving a tank like the LAPD?? ).... though I know UK and US are starting to work closer on some things - notably terrorism.

As for Mr Cranium... I think he'd need a butt plug too

I'm also sorry about going way off topic and the English slant (half a bottle of Champage brandy will do that to me) ... please continue to direct all enquiries to nihil

Z