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Jailed Spam King Caught Conspiring to Kill Witness

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the spam-mafioso dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Spam king Christopher William Smith, aka Rizler, is facing up to life in prison for conspiracy to tamper with a witness and up to 20 years for endeavoring to obstruct justice. The charges are based on an alleged phone call in which he threatened to have a witness or the witness' family killed to prevent them from testifying against him in an upcoming trial on drug and related charges.

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  1. Personality Defect by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There's some underlying psychological trait to a guy who would be a spammer, threaten to kill witnesses, run shady online drug sites. They're all things that worsen society to the benefit of the individual. Somebody who went beyond Psych 101 can probably enlighten us here.

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    1. Re:Personality Defect by Arandir · · Score: 5, Interesting

      It's called "crime". You don't need to be a psych major to understand it. It's the use of force or fraud to get what you want. "Normal" people use non-coercive means to get what they want, like money, or persuasion, or begging.

      I was talking with a friend this morning about whiners, children who throw screaming tantrums in store to get the candy they want. Most children try it, and if they manage to get away with it, the whining can become a permananent part of their psyche. I've actually seen college kids engage in pouting tantrums.

      Chronic riminal behavior is probably similar. As a kid this guy probably stole money from his mom's purse and got away with it. He got caught stealing a pack of gum from the store, but his mom let him get away with it. He probably discovered that his mother would believe him no matter how outrageous his lies. You know his mother, she's the one that always says "my little boy would never do something like that." Thus, he learns that theft and lying are an acceptable means of getting what you want.

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  2. Holy yikes....he's just a kid!!!! by numbski · · Score: 5, Interesting

    WTF is this world coming to? Our children turn evil this quick now?

    http://www.spamdailynews.com/uploads/rizler_003.jp g

    I mean good lord. He amassed that kind of wealth that quickly, is now in jail and was threatening to kill another human being.

    So sad...I don't feel bad for him, per se...but it makes me sick...

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  3. US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendment 8 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
    Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

    This is as fundamental as free speech. Personally, I'm not amused either.