[HN Gopher] YouTuber who staged plane crash faces up to 20 years...
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YouTuber who staged plane crash faces up to 20 years jail
 
Author : tafda
Score  : 20 points
Date   : 2023-05-11 22:29 UTC (32 minutes ago)
 
web link (news.yahoo.com)
w3m dump (news.yahoo.com)
 
| zerohp wrote:
| Good. Make an example out of him.
 
  | Fricken wrote:
  | Yes. When there aren't any victims in a crime, it's important
  | to create one.
 
| dmitrygr wrote:
| Curiously, the charge he pled guilty to as part of the plea deal
| has nothing to do with planes. He pled guilty to obstructing a
| federal investigation (of the crash). Makes sense. Proving his
| intent w.r.t. the crash back then would be harder than proving
| that he DID remove the wreck and subsequently destroyed it.
 
  | mc32 wrote:
  | I dunno. I believe the guy is guilty and should be punished for
  | recklessness, etc. but I don't like it when authorities rely on
  | indirect charges to "get" someone.
  | 
  | Prove the original crime, don't rely and peripheral procedure
  | like "they lied to a federal agent" (uhh) cop-out. Do your job.
  | 
  | Likewise I'm not don't of people getting off on
  | "technicalities" (Some more than others)
 
    | sgjohnson wrote:
    | > Prove the original crime
    | 
    | The evidence of which was destroyed?
 
    | MattRix wrote:
    | It's not really an indirect charge, he did try to cover it
    | up.
 
| thrill wrote:
| Harsh, but fair.
 
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