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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. 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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  2. 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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