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Man Found Guilty of Child Porn, Because He Ran a Tor Exit Node (The Story of William Weber) - LowEndBox (lowendbox.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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William Weber, a LowEndTalk member, was raided by Austrian police in 2012 for operating a Tor exit node that was allegedly used to distribute child pornography. While he was not arrested, many of his computers and devices were confiscated. He was later found guilty of supporting the distribution of child pornography through his Tor exit node, though he claims it was unintentional and he was simply supporting free speech and anonymity. He was given a 5 year probation sentence but left Austria shortly after. Though some articles portray him negatively, it is debatable whether he intentionally supported child pornography distribution or simply operated in the legal grey area of Tor exit nodes.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If a justice system is so hard to use that only a small portion of the trained professionals can do it adequately it needs a massive overhaul. This of course is basically impossible and won’t happen. The US is a particularly bad case because of the sheer outdatedness of its constitution an court procedures.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think most laws started out simple. Reality isn't simple, however. And I would bet that any attempt to simplify it will be adjusted over time and will end up being just as complicated again.

I mean, the law could be simple in the sense that it basically says "don't to stupid shit". But then it just becomes more subjective which in the end will be even less fair.

All the complexity in the law comes from the attempts to make it as fair and objective as possible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So if simplification isn't a good way of making it so that poor people aren't more likely to get screwed over in courts, what is? ~Strawberry