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Accused Killer Asks For Online Media Users' IDs
SpaceGhost writes "According to the Houston Chronicle, the attorney for a Texas man charged in the death of a four-year-old 'has asked several local media outlets to provide the names of readers and listeners who commented about his client online,' stating that his client 'was struck by the conclusions people drew about his client and the specificity of some comments that made it appear they came from people with personal knowledge of the case.' Media outlets who have been subpoenaed include The Houston Chronicle, the Conroe Courier, KHOU (Houston area Channel 11, CBS affiliate) and KTRK (Houston area Channel 13, ABC affiliate)."
I'm pretty sure this is the first time people on the internet have ever been accused of disseminating overly-substantial and accurate information.
But I wonder why this guy did not subpoena the names of any youtube commenters? :/
When things get complex, multiply by the complex conjugate.
Here a link to a related story about suing Google. Interestingly, I actually got the link by Googling "stupid skank got google to release user information court case". Man, I really love Google sometimes.
I believe I read this on ./ at some point, and it nails this nicely.
If the facts are against you, bang on the law. If the law is against you, bang on the facts. If both are against you, bang on the table.
It appears they are banging on the table.
SELECT * FROM tbl_Comments
WHERE userid LIKE '%CHEWBACCA%';
Actually, in Texas, we call that due process.
I don't believe in time. It's a grand conspiracy designed to sell watches.
THIS.... IS... TEXAS!!!!
He's trying to not be banged on the table.
The Navy Motto "IF it ain't broke Fix It" "A day is wasted if you don't learn something new"
I knew you'd slip up sometime!