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Re:Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US but can also appeal by lumberjack on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @12:25PM (#24991043)
Lawyers saw that he was very rich so they predicted a decades long legal battle and made it happen. That's my guess.
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Re:Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US but can also appeal by ChuckMcM on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @12:54PM (#24991338)
I sometimes wonder if US prosecution of these "crimes" is more about attempting to drain the defendant of money through legal fees rather than trying to get any sort of conviction.
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Re:Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US but can also appeal by _jal on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @01:10PM (#24991475)
The way the US legal system works, a conviction is frequently only possible if a rich defendant is first drained of money.

This has nothing to do with innocence or guilt.

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Re:Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US but can also appeal by manquer on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @01:00PM (#24991374)
It is also a show of force intended to deter others from trying .
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Re:Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US but can also appeal by AniseAbyss on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @01:24PM (#24991608)
Its like the drug war- after the US went after Escobar and Noriega nothing changed. Someone will always step in to fill the void.
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