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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. I have no idea if Hans did it... by GalacticLordXenu · · Score: 0, Troll

    but, as some people are going to say, there is certainly a large part of reasonable doubt.

    Truthfully, though, that's not the standard people are sent to jail for. The standard is whether the jury merely thinks the person(s) did it. Who is the jury? Random elements of the hoi polloi, the bigoted the better.

    1. Re:I have no idea if Hans did it... by GalacticLordXenu · · Score: 0, Troll

      ...Duh? Doesn't change the fact that it's not exactly the best and brightest on the jury.

    2. Re:I have no idea if Hans did it... by GalacticLordXenu · · Score: 0, Troll

      Most cases are rather dull and often more clear-cut than this. But the ones that are, flaws in the jury system shine through.

      Look at people getting out of jail after being exonerated on DNA evidence, many of them being minorities, as one example.

  2. Re:US jury system does it again by Mike+Buddha · · Score: 1, Troll

    This outcome disturbs me. Because you didn't look at any of the evidence or testimony presented in the case. Like a good American, your opinion is paraphrased bullshit that you read on a crappy forum.

    US retards on the internet do it again.

    --
    by Mike Buddha -- Someday the mountain might get him, but the law never will.
  3. Re:US jury system does it again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    We wouldn't be reading about it on /. Black people can't invent file systems?

    Shame ... cause I could see myself getting kinda stoked about something called GangstaFS
  4. Re:US jury system does it again by RightSaidFred99 · · Score: 1, Troll
    I can't believe you douchebags are sticking up for this murderer. You should all go riot and shit. That ought to be good for a few laughs seeing a bunch of geeky dweebs rampaging in the streets getting the hell beat out of them by middle aged 40 year old women and 12 year old kids.

    Hopefull he gets raped in prison and squeals like a bitch. On the other hand, if his dead wife shows up alive in Russia I'll publicly apologize. I'll also eat a shit sandwich. Needless to say, I'm not too worried. At least he didn't get the death penalty, even I wouldn't give that in this case. Beyond a reasonable doubt = life in prison, beyond _any_ doubt = death.

  5. Re:US jury system does it again by HappySmileMan · · Score: 0, Troll

    Shame you got modded troll, I find this very true. Do your worst mods, I'm not hiding behind AC