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Topic: What limitations does Charlie Shrem have? (Read 800 times)

legendary
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April 27, 2014, 12:17:32 PM
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Explain how house arrest is a punishment..   Grin

The judge thinks that Charlie is a flight risk, and he should. It would be so easy for Charlie to take his bitcoins and move to anywhere in the world, or a country that doesn't extradited to the USA. This is to make sure he can't do that. So no this is not a punishment more o f they want to keep him where they know he will be.
donator
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Gerald Davis
Explain how house arrest is a punishment..   Grin

It isn't suppose to be, he hasn't been convicted yet.

This.  Kinda strange that the OP believes people not convicted of any crime should be pre-emptively punished.  If Shrem is convicted THEN he will be punished and it won't be house arrest.
legendary
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The revolution will be digital
Charlie Shrem was supposed to visit the premier of Rise & Rise of Bitcoin. So he is getting out of his home too. Seems things are coming back to normalcy...
hero member
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Is he allowed to use the internet?

Yeah he's allowed to use it anytime - he browses here and it's how he contacts his parole officer.
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https://youtu.be/PZm8TTLR2NU
Not being able to leave your residence is a huge punishment not nearly as bad as jail, but it would cause me to lose my sanity.
Depends on the length of time, but generally I agree. Our primate brains are wired for novelty, experience, challenge, exercise, sunlight, and human social interaction - meaning affection/touch, and sex.

A lack of any one of these elements will have negative effects on our mental health. A nearly ubiquitous lack of affection, connection, and social interaction is driving the 30 year rise in mental illness in the USA.

This is why I refer to the placement of non-violent criminals into cages / dungeons / prisons as cruel and usual punishment.

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full member
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I suspect OP reveals a bit too much of their own priorities in that list. Smiley
legendary
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This is the land of wolves now & you're not a wolf
Is he allowed to use the internet?
legendary
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This is the land of wolves now & you're not a wolf
If he's under house arrest and presumably have a few hidden Bitcoin wallets?

- Food Delivery
- Computer Parts Delivery
- Escorts / Prostitutes making outcalls to his mom's house
- Paying people to pick him up beer
- Mom makes him dinner every night

Explain how house arrest is a punishment..   Grin

Not being able to leave your residence is a huge punishment not nearly as bad as jail, but it would cause me to lose my sanity.
hero member
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If he's under house arrest and presumably have a few hidden Bitcoin wallets?

- Food Delivery
- Computer Parts Delivery
- Escorts / Prostitutes making outcalls to his mom's house
- Paying people to pick him up beer
- Mom makes him dinner every night

Explain how house arrest is a punishment..   Grin


Pretty sure all those are possible even without access to bitcoin.
His mama could just hook him up with a few shekels.
legendary
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It's only a freedom punishment but yes bitcoin can do all that in your list for you, It makes things really easy in situation like this one. Still I would be sick If i should be at house all the time.
hero member
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If he's under house arrest and presumably have a few hidden Bitcoin wallets?

- Food Delivery
- Computer Parts Delivery
- Escorts / Prostitutes making outcalls to his mom's house
- Paying people to pick him up beer
- Mom makes him dinner every night

Explain how house arrest is a punishment..   Grin

It isn't suppose to be, he hasn't been convicted yet.
legendary
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Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
If he's under house arrest and presumably have a few hidden Bitcoin wallets?

- Food Delivery
- Computer Parts Delivery
- Escorts / Prostitutes making outcalls to his mom's house
- Paying people to pick him up beer
- Mom makes him dinner every night

Explain how house arrest is a punishment..   Grin

What if he develops an itch under the ankle bracelet?
hero member
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If he's under house arrest and presumably have a few hidden Bitcoin wallets?

- Food Delivery
- Computer Parts Delivery
- Escorts / Prostitutes making outcalls to his mom's house
- Paying people to pick him up beer
- Mom makes him dinner every night

Explain how house arrest is a punishment..   Grin
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