Re:Rubygems.org AWS Root Access Event – September 2025
by SAI_Peregrinus on Thursday October 09, 2025 @06:45PM
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Ruby Central isn't capable of giving clemency. They could refuse to testify in any prosecution, but they don't get to pick whether a relevant attorney general or district attorney decides to prosecute.
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Re:Rubygems.org AWS Root Access Event – September 2025
by dragonwriter on Friday October 10, 2025 @01:25AM
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> They could refuse to testify in any prosecution
Legally, they can state a preference not to testify, but they couldn't (legally) refuse to if issued a subpoena. (And, even more emphatically, they couldn't accept a good or service from the person who might be charged in exchange for not reporting the crime, or for refusing testimony.)