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Sklyarov Released On $50,000 Bail

Posted by timothy on from the roaming-the-streets-with-innocent-muggers-and-rapists dept.

Mike Schiraldi was the first to write about Dmitry Sklyarov's release from jail, even before it happened: "According to this live report from the courtroom, Dmitri will probably be out of jail real soon now. Of course, he still won't be allowed to leave Northern California, but it's a start ..." Soon after, inaneboy pointed out this Reuters story on yahoo which says that Sklyarov has been released, on 50,000 dollars bail, raised by his employer, ElcomSoft. phalse phace wrote to say that the EFF has just posted an announcement as well as some background.

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  1. Re:Leave Law Enforcement out of it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Bullshit, you fucking liberal asshole. The carabineri (that's not the regular police, that's the military) shot the fucker because he was wielding a blunt instrument against them.

    Free fucking clue, it's not clever to threaten armed military police.

    Their very presence suggests that no-one gives a flying fuck what happens to you. They WILL shoot to kill, they will quite happily beat you till your ribs break and piss on your bloody remains. If you're in that situation, you have exercised outstandingly poor judgement and deserve to be removed from the gene pool. Fucking deal with it. Posturing about how fucked up The System is one minute, then whining that you expect to be treated fairly the next, you digust me. Don't want to die? Don't throw cobblestones at armed police. Simple. Dumb fucks.

  2. What's the big deal? by CaseStudy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So he posted bail; this is newsworthy? Even if you think the case is important, this doesn't add anything, unless you're going to argue that the bail amount was too large or too small.

  3. Instruments of violence? Oh please by browser_war_pow · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    We may have a stupid government, but when was the last time that our federal government's bureacracy officially told a state government to "reconsider" an election the way the European Union told Ireland to reconsider its most recent?! Guns are banned in Great Britain, interestingly enough our State Department quietly adds London to a list of cities where American tourists shouldn't visit because of the crime rate.

    The difference between the US and Europe is that we aren't ass backwards when it comes to punishing criminals most of the time. Ever heard the story about how an old guy got sent to prison in Britain for killing in self-defense a young, tall and very buff looking man who was approaching him after he broke into the old man's house? Yes, let's be "progressive" like Europe. Let's outlaw the death penalty because it's a "human rights violation" and send our elderly to rot in prison for shooting potentially homocidal burglars in self-defense.

  4. Re:Bring his wife out. by mimbleton · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Once you there I think you should stay there.
    You seem to fit with Russians very well.
    They do not have all this burden of "evil corporations", everything is run by friendly neighborhood mafia boss.
    I mean perfect place for a guy like you .. anarchy, IP rights do not exist ... No Gestapo tactics ( with possible exception of already mentioned mafia dude )