Founder of 4Chan, Christopher Poole, testimony from 2010

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Moot was called in to testify about 4Chan in 2010 and the data that he turned over to investigators (He was summoned because the then vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palins email login details were posted back in 200:cool:. But, for some reason, both the prosecution and defense felt the need to question him about 4Chan slang. Nothing in the rest of the testimony makes it clear why these questions needed to be asked, but the testimony is a lot of fun:

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Full testimony.
 
While funny, I actually do understand the need to ask about these terms. It's pretty much two different worlds for the most part because it's very rare to see a lawyer post on a video game forum. They see stuff and have no clue what it might mean.You essentially need some Billy Redfuk to tell you the in's and out's of the whole thing otherwise we'd be having a larger laugh at them trying to figure it out themselves.
 
sharkboy1200 said:
While funny, I actually do understand the need to ask about these terms. It's pretty much two different worlds for the most part because it's very rare to see a lawyer post on a video game forum. They see stuff and have no clue what it might mean.You essentially need some Billy Redfuk to tell you the in's and out's of the whole thing otherwise we'd be having a larger laugh at them trying to figure it out themselves.
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Pfft! We got one here, aceattorney!
 
How does anyone not know what a rickroll is?
 
sharkboy1200 said:
Why do I think I said rare? ;) Honestly though, it does make me wonder if there's a secret forum of lawyer gamers around.
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There are many lawyers who are active in video game forums, but like everyone else, we don't really talk about our jobs (I mean, I have no idea what your occupation is).

At any rate, the series of questioning could be related to establishing some foundation to set up another series of questions. The lawyer and everyone else in the room could be aware of what those terms are, but they have to set up a logical progression of facts before moving on to a more direct topic. But then again, I didn't read the entire transcript, so I could be talking out of my arse here.
 
aceattorney said:
There are many lawyers who are active in video game forums, but like everyone else, we don't really talk about our jobs (I mean, I have no idea what your occupation is).

At any rate, the series of questioning could be related to establishing some foundation to set up another series of questions. The lawyer and everyone else in the room could be aware of what those terms are, but they have to set up a logical progression of facts before moving on to a more direct topic. But then again, I didn't read the entire transcript, so I could be talking out of my arse here.
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To be fair, there's so much armchair talking, especially when it relates to the law, it's hard to decipher between the two.
 
Laws are always open to interpretation. Laws are ambiguously written for this reason, and you still have the judge who does not need to follow the laws and rules when judging you. It's about who is in a position of power and who is in control. So always make sure to wear a nice suit and suck up to the judge all you can.
 
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