Guatemala Judge Orders McAfee Released 139
An anonymous reader points out an AP report which says a judge in Guatemala has ordered the release of John McAfee from a detention center. "Lawyer Telesforo Guerra said the judge notified him verbally of the ruling, but added that it may take a day for formal written notification to win McAfee's release, possibly as soon as Wednesday." McAfee, on the run from Belizean police, was arrested in Guatemala several days ago after making himself known to authorities. He did so because a pair of reporters who were interviewing him posted a photo which included metadata on the photo's location. In a live broadcast on Sunday, McAfee expressed a desire to return to the U.S. "I simply would like to live comfortably day by day, fish, swim, enjoy my declining years. My long-term plan was simply to get away from Belize, think, and decide what to do."
Re:Behold... the Power of the Internet (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:But the real question is (Score:3, Insightful)
McAfee should be a virus killing word (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Behold... the Power of the Internet (Score:5, Insightful)
Hey, if you're made of money, you can do the same thing here in the U.S. too... so what's the difference? Other than the fact that a small, central-American government will be willing to do it for less bribe money?
That said, I'm not jumping to conclusions like everyone else and automatically assuming that this is what happened; I'm just making a point.
Re:But the real question is (Score:4, Insightful)
If a man is living on your house, screwing your wife, driving your Ferrari....not saying it's right, but I understand.
Re:Behold... the Power of the Internet (Score:4, Insightful)
If he was smart he wouldn't be in this predicament.