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Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder

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. Quick! Someone tag this "HAHA." by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    no text

  2. Now, we have proof... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now, we have proof that kernel coders are criminals ... and communists.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.
  5. Re:Reasonable doubt? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    MurderFS might die, but it won't die as fast as Nina did.

    A mother with children is dead and all you can think about is a fucking file system. I hope you die of lung cancer.

  6. 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
  7. 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.

  8. Re:Down here... by MikeB0Lton · · Score: -1, Troll

    The difference is that unlike Reiser, the folks housed at Guantanamo are mostly prisoners of war. Why must people insist on granting them the full rights American citizens are entitled to? Consider the treatment if the situation were the other way around. The prisoner would be beaten, tortured, and have his head ripped off by a small saw while being videotaped. I feel justified in thinking we are treating our Guantanamo inmates just fine.

  9. COMPUTER SCIENCE IS OFFICIALLY DEAD IN AMERICA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    With geeks are being discriminated and suppressed under the U.S. Justice system, We foresee another fuhrer rise up for our rights and will take care of the Jews once and for all!

    HEIL HITLER! SIEG HEIL!

  10. Justice is done by JockTroll · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is definitely good news: a loserboy nerd who has shows his true face as a dejected sociopath has been rightfully removed from society.

    Real People rejoice as geeks wring their hands and gnash their teeth in vain at the fall of their hero. No more coding sessions, Reiser boy, no more adoring fans waiting to reformat their drives in order to try out the umpteenth version of a loserboy's filesystem in a world that already has many valid ones and doesn't really feel the need for another.

    We, the jocks, the Real People, the people that matters laugh out loud at this defeat of the nerd community by the Real World. Once again the nerds have had their collective head dipped in shit. You have been beaten, loserboys, you have been defeated soundly. The pain you feel at the back of your necks is our heel pressing down on them.

    Reiser is done for. He's history. He'll soon be taken to his final residence, prison, where he'll know a world of pain he could have never imagined. You thought school was hell, Reiser loserboy? Well, prison is a lot worse.

    He'll be beaten up, hard. Aye, he will be beaten up very hard. The inmates love nothing but a new plaything and a nerd is the ideal punching-ball. They will break his bones, smash his teeth out, twist his arms until they come out of their sockets.

    And they will shit on his face. Aye, they will shit much on his face. He'll be drowned in feces as they will heap piles o' shit upon him. And in the end, they will disembowel him and hang him with his own intestines.

    A fitting end for a loserboy nerd.

    --
    Geeks are so full of shit that "beating the crap out of them" takes a whole new meaning.
  11. Re:US jury system does it again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Americans are lazy. Americans are only patriotic when it comes to buying a $1 sticker and sticking it to their car. Americans think of themselves, only, even when they appear to be thinking of someone else, usually it is because it benefits themselves in some way. Americans are animals in fancy cloths, 3 foodless days away from running around in packs tearing apart anything that looks edible. Fixed that for ya...
  12. 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