Policeman cheated with MS Paint

In Hong Kong, there has recently been an incident of illegal, unwise and irresponsible use of the perfectly legal, clever and reliable software, Microsoft Paint. I believe everyone has witnessed the enormous potential of the program Microsoft Paint or MS Paint. There are some cyber artists who have maximized the almighty program.

But not all users know how to use MS Paint. In Hong Kong, a policeman who was too lazy for work forged doctor’s certificates using MS Paint. He obtained the digitized copy of certificates by scanning archived certificates with the digital scanners in the public library. He repeatedly did this in 15 days and obtained 50 days as sick leave. He pleaded guilty and received a sentence of three months.

The policeman edited the date and the complaint on the digitalized copy of the doctor’s certificate. However, his clever superior discovered there were obvious spelling mistakes. For example, the policeman wrote “headace” instead of “headache”. The missing letter “h” was actually the clue to the criminal behavior. So next time when someone is attempting to deceive others, the perpetrator might be using MS Paint.