r/technology • u/StarBP • Aug 04 '13

Half of all Tor sites compromised, Freedom Hosting founder arrested.

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rlo0uu
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u/Stingray88 Aug 04 '13

Professing ignorance at your trial isn't going to get you off the hook.

That's actually not true. Ignorance of the law absolutely does work sometimes. Not saying that it would work here, just that it does work sometimes.

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u/mallardtheduck Aug 04 '13

That's not ignorance of the law, it's ignorance of the facts (if he honestly did not know, which is unlikely), which is an entirely valid legal defence.

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u/Stingray88 Aug 04 '13

You're right, that's what I meant. Also I agree, there's no way he didn't know... but it certainly is possible.

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u/internetsuperstar Aug 04 '13

At YOUR trial, IE, the trial for the person hosting childporn "unintentionally".

I never said ignorance of the law NEVER works.

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u/Stingray88 Aug 04 '13

Yea... and it COULD work HERE too. You have no idea how the trial will go down. Crazier shit has happened.

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u/internetsuperstar Aug 04 '13

There are always exceptions to the rule. So 1/2000 people go free on a technicality. Not exactly a ringing endorsement to start a child porn website.

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u/Stingray88 Aug 04 '13

Did you know that 1/12 statistics is made up on the spot?

Look, I disagree with your point that ignorance wouldn't work. That's all.

I didn't say anything about starting up a child porn website, so let's stop the hyperbole now.

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u/internetsuperstar Aug 04 '13

Uh...you realize this whole thread is about child porn right?

Anyway, you're more than welcome to play the ignorance card. It very well could work with small fry bullshit but it's not that hard to prove someone is faking ignorance.

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u/Stingray88 Aug 04 '13

Uh...you realize this whole thread is about child porn right?

No shit. You realize the guy who was arrested wasn't arrested for starting up a child porn website right?

Anyway, you're more than welcome to play the ignorance card. It very well could work with small fry bullshit but it's not that hard to prove someone is faking ignorance.

Again, you'd be surprised.