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Re: I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court

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Post by jjawssd »

civilian wrote: post #65
clydethefrog wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The future of Kazakhstan is highly unstable. The current slightly benevolent dictator has no good processor and the development of Kazakhstan is mostly dependent of oil, so when renewable energy becomes the norm and rhe president dies in the coming ten years the country will probably implode.

> has no good processor Do you mean he is stupid or that Kakakistan doesn't have an oil refinery or that he doesn't have a successor?

I think he meant to write predecessor but what he really meant was successor. Potentially confusing similar words for non-English speakers.

Re: I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court

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Post by andrepd »

zanny wrote: post #74
grizzles wrote: post #62

This dude just grassed on all the people who bent the rules to be nice to him. With pictures. For a moment of blog fame. Very uncool.

Hopefully any higher up officials can recognize this just gave what is probably on average a fairly affluent tech class on HN a more positive outlook on Kazakhstan. Its positive advertising for the country to hear that you don't end up in a gulag for having your passport lapse.

I think you grossly overestimate the impact and reach of a minor blogpost on a country far removed in distance, language and culture.

Re: I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court

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Post by gravypod »

zanny wrote: post #74
grizzles wrote: post #62

This dude just grassed on all the people who bent the rules to be nice to him. With pictures. For a moment of blog fame. Very uncool.

Hopefully any higher up officials can recognize this just gave what is probably on average a fairly affluent tech class on HN a more positive outlook on Kazakhstan. Its positive advertising for the country to hear that you don't end up in a gulag for having your passport lapse.

From many stories of family and friends who live there, this is not only Kazakhstan.

This is every Eastern European country.

Re: I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court

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Post by jrockway »

kharms wrote: post #90

"I could have called the US embassy, but from past experience I knew their help was often useless, and occasionally even harmful." This was an interesting throw away. I wonder what his experience was.

His other article is about how to never call 911 if you see someone injured because you'll get arrested.

Good reading material, but I'm probably going to call the embassy (and 911).

Re: I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court

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Post by turar »

grizzles wrote: post #62

This dude just grassed on all the people who bent the rules to be nice to him. With pictures. For a moment of blog fame. Very uncool.

The guy sounds like an asshole. His bemused depictions of friendly border guards reek of self-superiority and total lack of empathy.

Re: I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court

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Post by umwhat999 »

Pinatubo wrote: post #81
jlg23 wrote: post #79

Great read, but I don't buy it. I've not been to Kazakhstan but traveled Africa and South America extensively. I've been to war zones. A lot of things don't add up: * A cop takes a bribe, is surprised the tourist is in some computer and then returns the bribe? I've never ever encountered a cop who takes bribes but does not know how the system works. They are not this stupid. This, by the way, is the best way to avoid…

If you read his story about his SF arrest you'll see he and his friend were drunkenly interfering with paramedics trying to treat an accident victim, even after the police told them to stop. He then threatened to commit suicide while in jail and got put on psychiatric hold. And somehow he turns that into a story of injustice. So yes, he likes storytelling.

Um, what? I read the story of his SF arrest. That's... not what happened.

He was arrested because the police resented that he did not immediately 'respect my authoritah'. He was not interfering with paramedics. He was a safe distance away.

He got put on psychiatric hold by the police as retribution for insisting it is reasonable for him to have the right to see a doctor for medical treatment.

Medical treatment which was only required because the police physically assaulted him.

It's very hard to imagine a retelling of his story which doesn't involve substantial police misconduct.

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Post by PeCaN »

zensavona wrote: post #68
wavefunction wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sasha was a responsible scientist with a stable life. McAfee is someone who kept a minor girlfriend, fled Belize after being implicated in the murder of his neighbor and spent most of his time down there booty bumping bath salts. For some perspective.

> spent most of his time down there booty bumping bath salts source? Having lived in Cambodia (nowhere near as dangerous as Belize, but probably just as corrupt), being implicated with a crime you didn't commit isn't the most far fetched thing.

Going by forum posts McAfee made—it's questionable whether or not he was trolling (he was for sure at one point wrt bath salts) but it's also somewhat likely he's into stimulants and sex.

Re: I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court

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Post by EpicEng »

zanny wrote: post #74
grizzles wrote: post #62

This dude just grassed on all the people who bent the rules to be nice to him. With pictures. For a moment of blog fame. Very uncool.

Hopefully any higher up officials can recognize this just gave what is probably on average a fairly affluent tech class on HN a more positive outlook on Kazakhstan. Its positive advertising for the country to hear that you don't end up in a gulag for having your passport lapse.

Yes I'm sure those in charge of Kazakhstan are just foaming at the mouth to win over the hipster web dev crowd. I think you're really overestimating your own importance.

Re: I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court

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Post by Pinatubo »

umwhat999 wrote: post #97
Pinatubo wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you read his story about his SF arrest you'll see he and his friend were drunkenly interfering with paramedics trying to treat an accident victim, even after the police told them to stop. He then threatened to commit suicide while in jail and got put on psychiatric hold. And somehow he turns that into a story of injustice. So yes, he likes storytelling.

Um, what? I read the story of his SF arrest. That's... not what happened. He was arrested because the police resented that he did not immediately 'respect my authoritah'. He was not interfering with paramedics. He was a safe distance away. He got put on psychiatric hold by the police as retribution for insisting it is reasonable for him to have the right to see a doctor for medical treatment. Medical treatment which…

In the time it took you to make that throwaway account you could have read this:

http://sfist.com/2014/02/18/young_tech_worker_who_called_911...

or this:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/779439/police_report_ann...

LOL, he stated he was a medic and tried to push his way past the police.

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