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Sklyarov Released On $50,000 Bail
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.
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.