Reiser turned down 3 years on voluntary manslaughter for the crap-shoot "geek defense"

[tptacek]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/localnews/detail?blogid=37&entry_id=27981

[MoeDrippins]

Wow, irrational arrogance in a well known developer. How unusual! </snark>

Does anyone who's followed this case even slightly find this the least bit surprising?

[mynameishere]

Unreal. This is mainly an indication that the prosecutors knew they had a weak case or they were lying to him.

[tptacek → mynameishere]

They had a weak case when they started. They had a mediocre case midway through. They had a strong case once Reiser took the stand.

[tptacek]

He would have been free next May had he simply fessed up and shown them the body!

[noonespecial → tptacek]

This would not have been a desirable outcome. Thankfully, Hans acted in our best interests.

He is a sociopath and there is zero doubt on the matter of his guilt. I hope very much that he gets the maximum sentence, even if (as the article argues a bit too strongly) it will cost us all a little more money.

[cperciva → noonespecial]

I hope very much that he gets the maximum sentence

I hope the sentence is reduced due to him leading police to the body. Not because I feel he deserves it; rather, because I want the next murderer to feel that he has a reason to do likewise.

[pkaler → cperciva]

You're assuming that murderers are rational.

[anamax → pkaler]

They're not completely irrational. For example, they tend to attack when their intended appears vulnerable. They very rarely attack with loaves of bread.

[cperciva → pkaler]

I'm assuming that enough murderers are rational or can be talked into being rational after they've been sitting in jail for a couple of years.

[ardit33]

This just proves that he is simply insane.