Meanwhile the guy who perpetrated the My Lai massacre just died in peace at the ripe old age of 80 and only ever served a year of house arrest.
Awesome.
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Ah yes, our beloved right wing government kissing the USA's boots.
after illegal raids on his house.
This fucking guy is not a good poster child for wrongful persecution. Yes, the copyright stuff is complete bullshit. But the guy has been an asshole and a criminal for all his adult life. Let him go to jail, if a judge decides so.
Sure, that's what the state wants us to think. Don't worry about the bullshit charges! He's a bad person! jfc.
Bullshit. I've known of him for many years now, ever since he sold out his buddies to the police and worked for an infamous lawyer who sent out copyright infringement notes (!). He's an asshole, always has been.
Anyone who holds up Kim Dotcom and/or Julian Assange as political prisoners or targets of wrongful prosecution and persecution is absolutely not someone who should be trusted for any kind of opinion
Meanwhile genocidal terrrorists are invited to speak at congress.
As well as copyright infringement, Dotcom faces more serious charges, including money laundering and racketeering. He has long argued that he should not be held liable for copyright infringement carried out using his site
Ok... so what about that money laundering and racketeering, once again?
Really not sure how to feel about this. The copyright infringement damage claims are bonkers, but this guy is not exactly an upstanding citizen either. He already got some jail time in the 90s, fled to NZ, changed his name to a joke, and has been involved in random shady stuff over the last decade.
what about that alleged money laundering and racketeering, once again?
TBH if the state was violently attacking me for sharing files, I might try to hide the money too.
Maybe... but before sharing files, his priors include selling stolen phone numbers, some shady stock manipulation, an embezzlement sentence, running an illegal hedge fund, and other shenanigans.
I looked at his X page. He's a big right wing conspiracy idiot. He never did anything of value, so it's not a big loss if he spends his life in prison.
How is this still relevant.
Ask the people attacking this guy while fully supporting genocide.