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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by tpetry on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @05:39AM (#22354964)
Poking holes in a condom is an intentional act and the woman wouldnt know. So as long as we dont know exactly what she meaned by „intentional breaking it“ we cant really guess who is wrong or right.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by himinlomax on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:01AM (#22355049)
Whatever happened with that condom, that definitely falls under "reasonable doubt."

Considering what happened to Assange after that, the first thing that comes to mind is the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by lawtalkinghuman on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:16AM (#22355112)
Whether that amounts to reasonable doubt is something that could be determined by a jury in a court of law following rules of evidence and procedure, if Assange went to trial.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by bouncycastle on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:49AM (#22355249)
The charges were dropped.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by DagAgren on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @10:35AM (#22356752)
Because he successfully evaded capture for long enough that the case was no longer viable.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by himinlomax on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @10:57AM (#22356922)
They could have interviewed him in the embassy but declined to do so.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by DagAgren on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:07PM (#22359803)
It really isn’t their responsibility to accommodate a fugitive, is it.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by silverreads on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @08:40PM (#22362353)
It is absolutely the responsibility of the state to act fairly to all.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by DagAgren on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:44AM (#22363977)
Which means not making special exceptions for some people, like Assange here.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by himinlomax on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:40AM (#22364191)
Are you denying that his claims of being persecuted by the US government were unfounded, given that they have been proven right?
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by DagAgren on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @08:58AM (#22365428)
I deny that this is a valid reason to flee prosecution in Sweden.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by himinlomax on Thursday February 20, 2020 @06:55AM (#22374406)
Does that apply to all proven victims of state persecution or just Assange?
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by _-___________-_ on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:00AM (#22355046)
I agree. More information is needed before any judgement could be made one way or the other.
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