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Re: by sfteus on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:03PM (#29816438)
I'm honestly not sure whether to read this as "arrested ... with the assistance of Github management" or "evading arrest ... with the assistance of Github management."
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Re: by betsydupuis on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:07PM (#29816493)
Github management helped him evade arrest by not reporting his location even though they were aware of the warrant.
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Re: by phgn on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:23PM (#29816681)
Very likely this is would be the effect of a company-wide policy that would apply to every employee. (writing "would" because I'm convinced this entire post is BS)
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Re: by betsydupuis on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:36PM (#29816838)
Ok, if it's company policy that would validate my statement further.
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Re: by throwaway744678 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:15PM (#29816578)
Why wouldn't you be able to do that yourself?
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Re: by betsydupuis on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:36PM (#29816843)
Didn't know where he was.
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Re: by phkahler on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:58PM (#29817062)
Have them call HR.
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Re: by phkahler on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:57PM (#29817055)
You were aware of the warrant. Did you call the police and say "hey he works at xxx, here's the number to HR to get his location"?
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Re: by betsydupuis on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @07:02PM (#29817105)
Yes, I did. I don't know if they pursued it.
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Re: by intern4tional on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @07:20PM (#29817300)
Microsoft does work with law enforcement on a regular basis.

If the police had at all reached out in an official capacity Microsoft would have assisted.

Source: was employed at MS and know they take such things seriously.

You may want to follow up with whatever officer you talked to.

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