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Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder

Posted by kdawson on from the so-much-for-the-geek-defense dept.

Anonymous Meoward writes "Today Hans Reiser was found guilty of first degree murder in Oakland, California. Quoting Wired: 'In a murder case with no body, no crime scene, no reliable eyewitness and virtually no physical evidence, the prosecution began the trial last November with a daunting task ahead... The turning point in the trial came when Reiser took the stand in his own defense March 3.' Whether he really did it or not, Hans basically just didn't know when to shut up."

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  1. A man... by Miros · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A man who chooses to represent himself has a fool for a client.

  2. Re:US jury system does it again by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    FSCK!?

    Does that mean I have to re-format ext3, and restore from backup?

    "Look ma! No Hans!"

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    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  3. Re:US jury system does it again by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    We wouldn't be reading about it on /.

    You sound racist, by implying that /. topics have to do with the race of their subjects.

    /. is about culture - geek/nerd culture... hmm come to think of it, most things deemed "racist" are actually culturalist. E.g. if you don't share my culture and beliefs, I really don't care that much. Race doesn't matter.

    Currently, most people who bitch about racism are the most racist, IMHO.

    Most people don't give a shit. Don't confuse that for racism. If you are not getting ahead in life, change your strategy.

    Not that you brought it up, but it is the underlying theme when mentioning Blacks in America, but, I hope everyone realizes the root word for "slave" refers to white people of the slavic regions? But I suppose that bit of history is racist too?

    --
    This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
  4. Re:US jury system does it again by denison · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is why I don't work for that a law firm any more. We did a lot of criminal defence and the one problem was often the mentality of the accused. The Persecutor often had very little evidence that supported thier case, but the sad fact of the judicial system is that the week link is the jury. I could quote more, but this prose is just too painful to read. I think the reason that you used to work at that (or is it a) law firm is because you have no idea how to put together a sentence.

    I do wonder if you used the term Persecutor ironically or you simply made another spelling mistake.

  5. Re:Down here... by LO0G · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We're drifting WAY off topic, but the folks at Gitmo are NOT prisoners of war. If they were, they'd have a series of rights granted to them by the Geneva Convention. Similarly, if they were considered prisoners of the US government, they'd have a series of rights granted to them by the constitution.

    Instead the US government has decided that they are "enemy combatants" and thus they live in a very gray area between "prisoner" and "prisoner of war".

  6. Re:Down here... by anagama · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You are correct. We've been lied to about these guys. Mostly, they were turned in for money -- a king's ransom really if you compared the amount paid to per capita income. Seriously, if you started offering American's $150,000 to turn in terrorists, and required little evidence beyond someone's word, every neighborhood grudge would devolve into one person disappearing, and another installing a new swimming pool. We've been totally duped: Seton Hall Report.

    Sadly -- the GP is part of the end of America as we know it (whether by intention, apathy or simple lack of knowledge doesn't really matter). I don't know what we will be in the future, but it won't have anything to do with freedom, justice, fairness, or equity.

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    What changed under Obama? Nothing Good
  7. Re:Down here... by walshy007 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    but what about the majority that turn out to NOT be terrorists and (eventually) get released, so torturing innocent people is fine by you eh?

    I'm interested to know though, have you ever been kept in stress positions for a long period of time? or any of the other techniques the U.S armed forces employ to their prisoners?
    If you haven't been, then please be quiet, you have no right to speak of the subject, if you have I'd like to hear about your experiences with such.

    I'm not arguing for them to have full US rights or anything of the sort, only basics offered by the Geneva conventions that the U.S don't follow, according to the US they aren't 'prisoners of war', if they acknowledged they were they would be required by the UN to treat them better (not that what other countries think has effected the US before).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Geneva_Convention for a basic overview if you hadn't seen it before.

    As far as I'm concerend so long as the US tortures, they are no better than the people they are fighting against,

  8. Re:Down here... by MikeB0Lton · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    LOL. What techniques did they use on you? Thought not. I have as much right as you do to speak on the subject because in America I am granted that right by law (and Slashdot works that way too). Besides, I didn't even talk about interrogation techniques in my post. But I am curious how you get information out of a person who is willing to die without question for their cause. Perhaps with your extensive experience on the matter you can enlighten us? Anyway, you are entitled to your opinion and I thank you for giving it. Of course I don't have to agree.