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The rationale was that some of the addresses disclosed belonged to NJ residents. I guess he should be tried in every state and several other countries then to
by 300bps 13y ago
The rationale was that some of the addresses disclosed belonged to NJ residents.
I guess he should be tried in every state and several other countries then to account for the 114,000 people that were part of the list.
Reading the appellate ruling, U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton's decisions make her seem like she's off her rocker. Beyond that, it's amazing how he was treated in court by the judge:
As [the prosecutor] spoke, a U.S. marshal approached Auernheimer from behind and told him to put away his phone. Other marshals pushed his head against the defense table and handcuffed him.
[the judge] declared a recess, and the marshals escorted Auernheimer to a side room. When he returned a few minutes later, he was shackled, with a chain around his waist and handcuffs attached to the chain.
Sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for loading a URL from a publicly accessible web page that required no login, no password.
- dobbsbob 13y agoThough his testimony was hilarious, as the trial was an obvious farce "What do you do for a living?" "P/T disaster response" he actually talked himself into a bogus conviction by handing the prosecutor everything needed to twist his statements around to the jury. His trial is a good lesson in not underestimating the skill of a lawyer to manipulate banal statements into perceived admissions of guilt or intent. He shouldn't have testified at all and just let some expert explain there's nothing illegal about what he was accused of. He rambled about SIM cloning and everything basically playing into their hands.
- late2part 13y agoI don't think this can be publicized enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc "An law school professor and former criminal defense attorney tells you why you should never agree to be interviewed by the police. "
- Chirael 13y agoYes, and it's entertaining too - very well done
- Bluestrike2 13y agoI remember wincing when I first read the transcript. Weev was his own worst enemy at that point, and as he proceeded to fall apart on the stand, his testimony become more and more damaging: at best, he came off as evasive, sarcastic, and arrogant. From there, it was as easy as pie for the prosecutor to paint him as having something to hide. An impression which, unfortunately, weev actively contributed to. It's not fair, but there's a reason why most defendants don't testify on their own behalf: they are, almost always, seated too close to the matter and unable to come across as objective.
- septerr 13y agoThe sentencing blows my mind too. Like you said, the information was out there for anyone to see.
- late2part 13y agoCareful there, tiger... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_Clause#Dual_sovereignty_doctrine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_Clause#Dual_sov...