←back to thread

249 points jaboutboul | 9 comments | | HN request time: 1.264s | source | bottom
Show context
kwisatzh ◴[] No.42130465[source]
He’ll get pardoned. It’s a Thiel company.
replies(3): >>42130930 #>>42131411 #>>42133590 #
1. bequanna ◴[] No.42130930[source]
Maybe he shouldn’t have been arrested in the first place?
replies(3): >>42130942 #>>42131025 #>>42132093 #
2. JumpCrisscross ◴[] No.42130942[source]
> he shouldn’t have been arrested in the first place?

Was he arrested? The article only mentions a search.

3. encoderer ◴[] No.42131087[source]
I’m willing to let the government make their case, but let’s not pretend that a 6am raid from the feds is better than getting arrested.
replies(1): >>42131117 #
4. nshkrdotcom ◴[] No.42131117{3}[source]
A 6am raid from the feds is better than getting arrested. It is.
replies(2): >>42131562 #>>42133291 #
5. edm0nd ◴[] No.42131562{4}[source]
Actually, it's not. As someone who has been both raided by the feds and been arrested. Being raided is way more traumatic and gave me PTSD. Being arrested is easy as fuck. Being raided involves fully armed people busting into your home and tearing it apart and seizing all of your electronics.
replies(1): >>42131655 #
6. nshkrdotcom ◴[] No.42131655{5}[source]
Makes sense.

Would you be willing to share more about any of those situations?

replies(1): >>42131714 #
7. ◴[] No.42131714{6}[source]
8. jpadkins ◴[] No.42132093[source]
Have you considered that the police or prosecutors in this case may be incorrect or corrupt?

Innocent until proven guilty is a cornerstone of our civilization. We should not shame anyone who has been searched or arrested by the police.

9. encoderer ◴[] No.42133291{4}[source]
I’ll add to the other comment: bursting in and searching your house will tramautize your whole family.

Compare that to an arrest warrant where you willfully turn yourself in.