[svlug] Hans Reiser charged, pleads innocent, seeks speedy trial

[Darlene Wallach]

Bill Ward wrote:
> On 3/24/07, Darlene Wallach <freepalestin at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> 
>>If anyone plans on attending any of the court dates
>>and could offer a ride, I'd be very interested in
>>being there in the courtroom in support of Hans.
> 
> 
> How much do we know about the facts of the case?  It seems to me that
> all we really know is that he developed a Linux filesystem and is
> accused of killing his wife.  Does our support for the former imply
> that he didn't do the latter?  I'm not saying he shouldn't be presumed
> innocent until proven guilty (any more or less so than the average
> non-Linux-developer who is accused of murder), but I fail to see why
> Linux users should automatically feel a need to support his case in a
> criminal proceeding that has nothing to do with Linux.
> 
> Unless, that is, y'all know him personally (I don't) and believe he's
> not the sort who could do such a thing?  Personally, I'm neutral and
> will wait and see what the outcome of the case is.
> 

I have attended trials in Santa Clara County
involving law enforcement either beating unarmed
civilians or killing unarmed civilians. I attended
everything that was open to the public. The system
is corrupt to the core. The jury does NOT get all
the facts. I presume Hans Reiser is innocent. I
assume he would very much appreciate any/all
support in the courtroom. I know I would!

Darlene Wallach