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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, 100% I think he would have a deadman’s switch on an online post for a manifesto, given his past. If he were planning to go completely underground without internet access, I don’t think he would have gone to a McDonald’s so soon afterwards. Again, he could have panicked, but by all accounts, he’d spent the last few months living rough, so that wouldn’t be a shock for him.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Right??? Who the fuck would keep a hard copy on hand…? Like… what…?

[–] starman2112 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's the part that bugs me the most. It's not just that he had a hard copy, it's not just that he had it on hand, it's that he had a hard copy on hand. The point of a manifesto isn't to let it sit in your car next to the murder weapon you used 3 days ago, the point is to have other people read it.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 2 points 5 days ago

He’s an apparently intelligent and articulate software engineer… and he keeps a hard copy… of his manifesto… on his person…? Knowing it would be wildly incriminating? Like, come on. Also, the tone and diction of “his” manifesto seems a liiiiiiiiiittle off to me compared to written correspondences he’s had with people since being imprisoned that have been posted online.

TL;DR I don’t buy what the NY DA is selling here, for a LOT of reasons.