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		marcofiset 30 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Retro gaming YouTuber Once Were Nerd sued and raid... Jail for non-violent crimes? That needs to stop.

aranelsurion 30 days ago [–]

You say that, next thing you know this guy installs bsnes on a Raspberry Pi going on a rampage on innocent Goombas from an illegal ROM of Super Mario World. What then?

He’s clearly a dangerous maniac and a threat to the society.

That’s why the only option was to lock him up.

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