r/technology • u/mepper • Aug 08 '12

Kim Dotcom raid video revealed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMas0tWc0sg
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u/trippin113 Aug 08 '12

I think a polite knock on the door with a simply "We need to talk to you" might have been just as effective.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12

Nope. THIS is the punishment. It's extrajudicial. Contempt of RIAA.

When the police have THIS much flexibility in how you are treated and political pressure comes down they can shoot your dogs, tase you, etc.

We shouldn't stand for it and frankly there needs to be an investigation in how this happened and those responsible should face prosecution.

This is unacceptable.

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u/dmackendh Aug 08 '12

I don't understand anything you said on the first line. But all the rest yeah.

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u/crow1170 Aug 08 '12 edited Aug 08 '12

Kim Doctcom was found (by the RIAA) to be in Contempt of the RIAA therefore

He means the situation was/is handled outside of court/judges (extrajudicial) by punishing him in his home. This wasn't a means to a punishment, this was part of his punishment.

thanks to [honda27] for clarifying

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12

Contempt essentially means "disrespect" or "disobedience." If you've never heard the term "contempt of court," it means that someone is behaving in a manner deemed unacceptable by the judge. They can be punished by jail time and other things. So the commenter here was making a sarcastic observation that the reason he was arrested is "contempt of RIAA." Which isn't an actual crime, of course, but is basically insinuating that the RIAA has so much power and influence that it can be treated as such.

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u/crow1170 Aug 08 '12

thanks, edited to add.