Are you mad at the Snitch??

[Furball67]

Hard for me to criticize someone else's decision, I can only say that if caught in similar circumstances myself I would have clammed up and taken the rap. On the other hand I am not dumb enough to try and profit from a bit torrent site in the first place, so I guess it is a moot point.

[Bad-Day]

So... who was the snitch

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[Fishy2]

I can’t be asked to spend time making this eloquent so I won’t! Am I mad at the snitch? If the way this is being told is correct, because there is still some doubt over the way things are being portrayed, or even if it just along the right lines then yes mad as hell!

Regardless of human nature and the desire for self preservation, any individual must adhere to his own ethical or moral code, and pretty high up on mine is don’t drop your mates in the sh**!

If he was part of that type of community then it should be the same for him, or he was a good pretender.

Having said all that I do get the pressure he may have been under, but hey if you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen!

[Ags]

The main thing is that no staffers or other members got any (real) heat from this whole thing. It's a shame that the site is closed, but if all is good in RL, then there'll always be a way to return in some form (we all hope anyway).

[sez]

The main thing is that no staffers or other members got any (real) heat from this whole thing. It's a shame that the site is closed, but if all is good in RL, then there'll always be a way to return in some form (we all hope anyway).

That said,it is highly unlikely that whoever caused the site take down was some random guy.Probably a staffer.

[grow4dough]

the thing that makes no sense to me about all of this is that he actually said uk-t was where he got it. anybody in uk-t could list off about 10 shitty public trackers or even something like torrentleech which the authorities already know about but have yet to close down. if i was given the option of a lesser sentence for telling police where i got the dvd's i would say the pirate bay or mininova and be done with it. im sure they couldnt search his apartment or home right away, tell them a lie and use your phone call to get a buddy to run over to your place and grab your computer. certain shit cant be lied about like it was obvious he burned dvd's and had the intention of selling them but pretty much every detail surrounding that could have been lied about and they couldnt have proven otherwise.

No. Turning on TL, mininova, or ANYONE else is just as cowardly and stupid. Just because UK-T was a liked (elitez) site does not mean it deserves more "protection". You keep your mouth shut regarding yourself AND everyone else. Period.

Don't try to fool yourself into thinking that ratting on anyone is EVER justified. Don't be a part of fucking ANYONE over.

you either misinterpreted what i said or you're a bit slow. if you have a legal document in front of you saying that if you give up your source then you'll get a reduced sentence, you take it and lie. whats the point of staying strong and not ratting if ratting doesnt affect anything? and i wasnt saying you shouldnt name uk-t because of how elite it was or some bullshit, i was in uk-t and nobody in there that i knew of had that attitude. im saying that if you name a huge place like mininova or torrentleech then you're just giving them information they already have and they clearly cant shut down places like those or they would have done it already, uk-t or any other small site on the other hand will and rightfully should close down shop if they are being investigated by the police. in this case saying "i got my dvd's from mininova" wouldn't change a thing except get you a reduced sentence, if you dont take that deal you're a fucking moron.

[puckface]

For a second I thought this thread was about bumrocks.

[KushBlow]

Wow you guys keep up with the latest things going down in BT. Nice.

[megabyteme]

No. Turning on TL, mininova, or ANYONE else is just as cowardly and stupid. Just because UK-T was a liked (elitez) site does not mean it deserves more "protection". You keep your mouth shut regarding yourself AND everyone else. Period.

Don't try to fool yourself into thinking that ratting on anyone is EVER justified. Don't be a part of fucking ANYONE over.

you either misinterpreted what i said or you're a bit slow. if you have a legal document in front of you saying that if you give up your source then you'll get a reduced sentence, you take it and lie. whats the point of staying strong and not ratting if ratting doesnt affect anything? and i wasnt saying you shouldnt name uk-t because of how elite it was or some bullshit, i was in uk-t and nobody in there that i knew of had that attitude. im saying that if you name a huge place like mininova or torrentleech then you're just giving them information they already have and they clearly cant shut down places like those or they would have done it already, uk-t or any other small site on the other hand will and rightfully should close down shop if they are being investigated by the police. in this case saying "i got my dvd's from mininova" wouldn't change a thing except get you a reduced sentence, if you dont take that deal you're a fucking moron.

You are calling me slow? You think it is better to lie about someone not involved at all in the situation and that makes it OK? So it's alright to be a snitch (to reduce your own sentence) as long as you are a liar too. I hope you never get caught doing anything because you are a cop's best friend. You'll roll on anyone to save your own ass. You have obviously missed EVERY bit of advice posted here. Please re-read and have someone explain the big words for you.

Dude, check your ETHICS.

[cinephilia]

Dude, check your ETHICS.

sometimes, fear is stronger than ethic.
years ago, i got caught 6 months after stealing "some stuff" with an acquaintance.
the cops prompted me to say it was all his fault and that i was just an impressionnable partner in order to sentence him and to reduce my responsibility - it was far from being his first offense if you know what i mean.
well, i've been interrogated 4 times: first, they tried to be friendly as possible with me but the situation has quickly escalated and they tried to hurt me (they even beat me on the face repeatedly) but i was strong enough not to crack under the pressure.
i didn't crack but honestly, i couldn't blame someone who can't resist to such an agression. in this kind of situation it's not a matter of ethic anymore but it's a matter of character.