[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)
        
 (HTM) web link (news.yahoo.com)
 (TXT) 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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