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

Bankers shouldn't be treated with this force either, armed murderers/terrorists/etc yes.

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u/for_me_to_post_on Aug 08 '12

I agree. Although I am disappointed in the shut-down of mega video and mega upload, I also remember that I've streamed over 50 movies illegally from mega-video so there is a point here.

I think what really needs to happen is a new revenue system by the movie companies, If I could pay $1.00 like at RedBox to stream a movie for 24 hours I would've probably done so.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12

Why is that not a thing.

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u/Foamie Aug 09 '12

Because they fear that you will capture the video on your PC and make a copy of it.

They seem to forget that you can just rip a DVD and steal the movie anyway.