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Hans Reiser and the "Geek Defense" Strategy
lseltzer alerts us to a story in the Washington Post on the defense strategy in the Hans Reiser murder trial. "In the courtroom where Hans Reiser is on trial for murder, [the evidence] might appear to indicate guilty knowledge. But his attorneys cast it as evidence of an innocence peculiar to Hans, a computer programmer so immersed in the folds of his own intellect that he had no idea how complicit he was making himself appear. 'Being too intelligent can be a sort of curse,' defense counsel William Du Bois said. 'All this weird conduct can be explained by him, but he's the only one who can do it. People who are commonly known as computer geeks are so into the field.'"
Oh come fucking on. Modded 'troll' into oblivion? What's trollish about my post?
Anyone who loves or hates any language, platform, or manufacturer, doesn't know what they're talking about.
That's right, Forrest! And don't let any of them other boys ever tell you different, y'hear?
You're "special!"
Now get on that short bus before I kick yer ass!