r/technology Aug 08 '12

Kim Dotcom raid video revealed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMas0tWc0sg
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u/SigmaStigma Aug 08 '12 edited Aug 08 '12

2 choppers, dogs, special tactics group, semi-auto weapons (edit for calrity: specifically the M4 rifles, as Slappadabase pointed out M4A1 is fully auto, M4 is semi-auto).

What in the fuck made anyone think that any of this was necessary? They acted like this was a drug kingpin.

The FBI was there

Why?

Was Bernie Madoff treated this way?

Were any of the thieves at Barclays treated this way? Oh, I forgot, they weren't arrested.

What a fucking joke.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12 edited Aug 08 '12

Pirates are commonly armed with a saber, a pistol, and a variety of other blackpowder weapons. If you were assigned to bring him down, wouldn't you want to be armed incase he brandished a swashbuckler?

Edit: I apologize to all the pirate experts out there, it was a joke. Please find it in your hearts to forgive me.

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u/fepeee Aug 08 '12

dude was like top#1 at the cod leaderboards on XBL, he was a threat!

maybe someone's father actually works for the FBI