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Fri Dec-10-10 12:33 PM
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| 34. Write him a letter and ask him. |
| -Why did Julian Assange turn himself in? |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:07 PM |
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Because there was warrant out for his arrest, and he decided to address the charges? |
gratuitous |
Dec-10-10 12:09 PM |
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That doesn't make sense... |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:11 PM |
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Whoops, my bad |
gratuitous |
Dec-10-10 12:16 PM |
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Simply asking a question. No need to get hostile. |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:17 PM |
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Of course you are. n/t |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:20 PM |
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"He seems to only abide by laws that he deems are just." |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:19 PM |
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There's that "dispute" thing again |
gratuitous |
Dec-10-10 12:20 PM |
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Based on the fact that he was seeking asylum |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:20 PM |
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Specifically which law are you referring to? n/t |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:22 PM |
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Why was Assange seeking asylum in Switzerland? |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:24 PM |
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You tell me. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:25 PM |
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My opinion on the matter is irrelevant to the fact that none can truly answer the original question |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:26 PM |
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Several people have answered your question. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:29 PM |
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Um, I'm sensing a mixed message here... |
pipi_k |
Dec-10-10 01:11 PM |
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perhaps he feared for his life? no one actually knows except mr assange |
spanone |
Dec-10-10 02:39 PM |
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Because people have called for his assassination & are trying to write new laws... |
laughingliberal |
Dec-11-10 01:51 AM |
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It was free taco night at the London police station. |
HopeHoops |
Dec-10-10 12:10 PM |
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He's safer in jail... |
Contrary1 |
Dec-10-10 12:11 PM |
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People suicide in jail all the time... |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:14 PM |
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presumably because he was continuing his efforts to cooperate... |
mike_c |
Dec-10-10 12:12 PM |
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Then I would ask again... |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:14 PM |
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Mike_c just gave you a clear and reasonable answer. A factual answer. |
Matariki |
Dec-10-10 01:29 PM |
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Safer... |
Rebubula |
Dec-10-10 12:13 PM |
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Assange isn't the problem....he's just the face. There is an army of |
loudsue |
Dec-10-10 12:18 PM |
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because we would be reading this... |
ironrooster |
Dec-10-10 12:16 PM |
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I'd guess that the answer is, "Because there is a warrant out for his arrest." |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-10 12:22 PM |
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But everyone here is saying the warrant is bogus |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:23 PM |
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If you get a speeding ticket you didn't earn, do you go to court to fight it, |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:24 PM |
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A speeding ticket and rape charges are two completely different things |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:26 PM |
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"A speeding ticket and rape charges are two completely different things" |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:28 PM |
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Your argument: "Rape = Speeding Ticket". Nuff said. |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:30 PM |
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You know, you don't win the argument just because you say you do. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:31 PM |
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Dec-10-10 12:35 PM |
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He's wanted for "Sex by Surprise," which carries a $700 fine. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-10 12:29 PM |
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That's not what the charges are. They are molestation and unlawful coercion. Statutory Rape |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:34 PM |
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that is incorrect.... |
mike_c |
Dec-10-10 01:12 PM |
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From the article |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 02:49 PM |
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again, you might believe that, but at this time there have been no actual charges filed.... |
mike_c |
Dec-11-10 01:42 AM |
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He's not being charged with rape |
killbotfactory |
Dec-10-10 01:12 PM |
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Yes, he is |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 02:50 PM |
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oooh he must be guilty then! |
kenny blankenship |
Dec-10-10 01:12 PM |
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I know, right? Hiring a lawyer automatically means one is guilty. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 01:15 PM |
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Look, if he was a law-abiding citizen he would've shot it out with the cops |
kenny blankenship |
Dec-10-10 01:20 PM |
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Then it's a simple question: |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-10 12:28 PM |
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Or... |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:29 PM |
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So his best option was to turn himself in as opposed to being a fugitive. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:30 PM |
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what warrant? |
DisgustipatedinCA |
Dec-10-10 12:36 PM |
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Interpol issues a Red Notice... in other words, an International Arrest Warrant |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 12:37 PM |
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And, yet, no formal charges have been filed against him. nt |
laughingliberal |
Dec-11-10 01:54 AM |
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Factually incorrect. |
canetoad |
Dec-11-10 02:08 AM |
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Either he becomes a hero in jail or a martyr in death. |
cbdo2007 |
Dec-10-10 12:32 PM |
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Write him a letter and ask him. |
Lucinda |
Dec-10-10 12:33 PM |
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Are you interested in a serious answer? (nt) |
muriel_volestrangler |
Dec-10-10 12:44 PM |
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. |
superduperfarleft |
Dec-10-10 12:46 PM |
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This question seems to have really bothered you... |
berni_mccoy |
Dec-10-10 01:20 PM |
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Dec-10-10 01:23 PM |
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So the answer is 'no', then? (nt) |
muriel_volestrangler |
Dec-10-10 01:41 PM |
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I custody it will be harder to assassinate him without the world watching. |
jwirr |
Dec-10-10 12:50 PM |
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It helps his cause |
notesdev |
Dec-10-10 01:09 PM |
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so the media wouldn't have their easy way out by playing up the |
Blue_Tires |
Dec-10-10 01:47 PM |
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It's an interesting question. I lean toward the safety concern |
MineralMan |
Dec-10-10 02:36 PM |
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I agree. I think he did because it is safer for him. I think there were lots of governments out |
OregonBlue |
Dec-10-10 03:11 PM |
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Wow. |
Krakowiak |
Dec-10-10 03:59 PM |
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Because if he hadn't, they'd have taken him with force. |
TexasObserver |
Dec-10-10 04:16 PM |
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Because he knows they are bogus charges |
Life Long Dem |
Dec-11-10 01:53 AM |
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