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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 07:13 AM
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Julian Assange granted bail on the condition he remains in prison
Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, has been granted bail in a London court on the condition that he remains in prison for the rest of his life.

Prosecutors have two hours to appeal against the judgement, hoping to have this commuted to extradition to Sweden with an eventual death at an undisclosed US penitentiary.

The 39-year old Australian is fighting charges relating to two sexual assaults in Sweden which appear to be taken more seriously by the United States than the search for Osama Bin Laden.

A lawyer for Mr Assange, said he was confused at the verdict, “This is the first time someone has been freed on bail only to be forced to reside in prison.”

http://newsthump.com/2010/12/15/julian-assange-granted-bail-on-the-condition-he-remains-in-prison/
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 07:15 AM
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1. Uh, Your Honor.... that's not bail.
Seriously.... :wtf:
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Luciferous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 08:13 AM
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6. I think it's a joke.
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Anakin Skywalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 07:34 AM
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2. Huh? Then how is that "bail"?
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siligut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 07:37 AM
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3. I thought this was going to be from The Onion.
Edited on Wed Dec-15-10 07:56 AM by siligut
Unbelievable!

On edit, OK, it is a farce, thanks gods. Though I don't put it past TPTB to start making up new rules.
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 08:15 AM
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7. The whole situation is a farce. And a travesty of justice.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 08:20 AM
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9. Yep, this is just a farce about the farce
I wonder if that's a double negative?
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redirish28 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 07:57 AM
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4. Well, I guess in this version of 1984 being allowed to have bail means you sit behind bars.
:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 08:11 AM
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5. Uh...wut?
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 08:19 AM
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8. Ouch
Satire that isn't funny is almost worse than dental surgery.
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 08:50 AM
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10. I think the Court set the Bail so high, thinking that he would never be able to post it.
It had to be in cash, which makes it even more difficult. When the money showed up, they didn't know what else to do.

The 'System' is doing a bang-up job making a martyr out of him and giving millions worth of publicity to the cause.

Meanwhile, his army is conducting business as usual.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 08:53 AM
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11. Kangaroo Court for the Aussie. n/t
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-10 09:09 AM
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12. WTF!
Seriously!

:wtf:
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