As if these guys have 6000 bucks laying around. Or would, after paying for an expensive legal defense in another state.
You're assuming Wise and Boyd have that kinda money. I don't know much about them, but even if they're working and not on the tuggie, i don't see them having savings or making enough that garnishment would result in more than a dribble over time.
It'd probably involve the intersection between them and their families. Once it's in the system, I don't care anymore.
Or just teach them to extort Chris in a smarter way that leaves fewer tracks. Like, instead of having him ship things directly to their home address, give them cryptocurrency or gift cards. If these guys weren't totally indifferent to Chris having extensive personal information about them, we wouldn't even have names to go on.
I don't think Chris is a consistent target of extortionists. If he is, then I consider that out of my range of concerns.
Yeah, but more likely there won't be any type of legal action.
I disagree. I think it's a very solid maybe at this point.
That wouldn't even be the bigger problem. Turning that stuff over wouldn't be hard and I doubt Null has anything to hide. But Chris himself would be expected to testify, provide information as needed to the court and to the defense, etc. Good luck getting him to deal with that competently.
Subpoenaing Discord would make up the bulk of the case.
I’m pretty sure I’ve never said there isn’t criminality, what I have said is that it isn’t the slam dunk that you think it is. I do support you, and I’m just trying to help you look at this from all angles.
Nick Rekieta covered this all pretty well in his video.
His complaint isn't what I'm referring to in this instance. I'm referring to the follow-up that must take place before any DA is going to file a complaint with the clerk. It was the local sheriff Chris filed his complaint with, right? Before anything further is done, they'll need to do their own investigation to determine if a crime has actually taken place. Before this even gets to the DA. Same deal with federal authorities.
There's no strict rules requiring it to go through the police first. You can send complaints directly to the state attorney's office, for example. In some cases, you can file criminal charges yourself.
They'd contact the appropriate people to secure evidence as necessary.
That's going to be more likely and fruitful when you're dealing with cases that don't involve an IRL component like burglary.
It's not like they send donut munchers to investigate internet crime.
The short answer is because Chris is actively participating in the fantasy. There are multiple times when Wise asserts something and Chris says “nuh uh! It’s actually this way!”, creating doubt as to how much Chris’s arm is really being twisted. Guys do weirder things on the internet involving money. Yes I understand Chris has a diminished capacity.
I think Chris' diminished capacity is intentionally a matter of phrasing on your part. In the opposite direction (to Chris' benefit), Rob Bell referred to Chris as an "adult autistic child" in court.
If you want an echo chamber I’m happy to stay out of it.
My point is that this case is going to face scrutiny and it’s best to be prepared for it in advance. I understand this isn’t the kind of feedback you want so I’ll stay out of it.
The persecuted dissenter stuff is annoying. People aren't criticizing you because this you're offering an ugly truth no one wants to hear. It's because you're not offering anything interesting or anything we don't know.
Getting this successfully prosecuted will be a matter of legwork and politics. Not the merits of the case itself. Similar cases do successfully get prosecuted and the past court precedents are very clear that Chris' case checks all the necessary boxes. Weaker cases have been prosecuted.
Like I said, all that's missing is legwork and politics. Which admittedly we might not get. But nitpicking the details of the case itself is :late:.
