Chesterfield Lad to be Extradited to US?

[Pete]

I hear the LibDems are going to support Richard's fight against extradition and also that David Davis, Conservative former shadow home secretary, recently went to a meeting in Sheffield to support him.

Are we finally seeing some common sense at last? I hope so.

http://bit.ly/JIri2j

[Slacker]

Seems like everyone except Theresa May is backing him. What a crazy world where violent foreign criminals can't be deported on release because of their human rights but a British lad can be extradited for running a search engine

[k4blades]

Absolutely! (But it wasn't any better under Labour though.)

[Big Dave]

The law is a ass - often, it seems.

[Pete]

Apparently the appeal has been put back and may not happen now until October.

That's enough time for Cameron et al to step in and tell the Yanks to get stuffed!

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/30/tvshack-appeal-delayed

[Pete]

Once again, we see Richard O'Dwyer being stitched up, this time by the British press, the Telegraph.

Under the headline "US lawyer hits out at Britain's 'ridiculous' decision to harbour paedophile" Telegraph reporter Donna Bowater stoops to new depths with innacurate reporting and downright lies.

Wrapped up in an article about this paedophile, Shawn Sullivan, that has no relevance to O'Dwyer's case other than they are both subject to extradition to the US, Ms Bowater lumps O'Dwyer in with a man who is under suspicion of molesting 11 year old girls and unlawful sex with a 14 year old girl.

She claims O'Dwyer is fighting extradition to face allegations of computer hacking - not true!

She also states that he ran a website showing pirated films and TV shows - not true!

Doesn't a Telegraph editor have to approve these articles?

http://bit.ly/NOe1tc

[Pete]

Well, a bit of hope today for O'Dwyer. It appears the home secretary has backed off with the extradition of Gary McKinnon and announced that Britain’s extradition laws will be changed to include a ‘forum bar’, which would mean a court hearing has to be held to decide whether a person should stand trial in the UK or abroad.

So nothing concrete yet, and McKinnon had threatened to take his own life, but possibly light at the end of the tunnel.

[Slacker]

America seems a very dangerous place to be tried. It seems you can be put in prison for what you think or refusing to say what you think if this http://www.freeleah.org/ is anything to go by. Would like to find out more about the background and the Grand Jury system. They also lock people up for a long time without trial if terror suspects are anything to go by.

[therealjr]

America seems a very dangerous place to be tried. It seems you can be put in prison for what you think or refusing to say what you think if this http://www.freeleah.org/ is anything to go by. Would like to find out more about the background and the Grand Jury system. They also lock people up for a long time without trial if terror suspects are anything to go by.

This one is a really strange one because if you search any 'establishment' news site (BBC ITN Sky CNN NBC, ABC Fox etc) there's not one link or story and yet the online community seems to be rife. I wonder if it's a non-story being blown out of proportions by the conspiracy theorists.

[Pete]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19962844

[therealjr]

Sorry Pete, was that link aimed at me?
I meant the 'free Leah' story wasn't registering

[Slacker]

No doubt there are fictional things going round social media sites to see how far they can get but of course the authorities never cover things up 

[Pete]

Oops Jon. My bad...

[Fly]

Good for McKinnon, let's hope they see more sense and not extradite Richard.

[therealjr]

No doubt there are fictional things going round social media sites to see how far they can get but of course the authorities never cover things up 

I've known authorities cover things up (at the minute as a Liverpool fan better than most) but I've never come across what is allegedly a major story being given absolutely zero coverage by the majors and yet massive coverage on the net.