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A16Z hires acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny as an investor

by stephenhandley on 2/7/25, 12:10 AM with 5 comments

• by gnabgib on 2/7/25, 12:23 AM

  Discussion (57 points, 2 days ago, 29 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42940371

• by david38 on 2/7/25, 1:30 AM

  They should. The practice of bankrupting people if you can’t get a conviction is a disgrace.

  I know a few people this has happened to. Well off family, two doctor parents. Police get their panties up in a bunch over trying to look hard core, trump up charges, next thing you know they’re on the verge of losing everything. Even when being declared innocent and the newspaper publishing the criminal misconduct of the police, including the mysterious losing of evidence that would show their innocence.

• by poopiokaka on 2/7/25, 12:13 AM

  They would

• by dhdjruf on 2/7/25, 12:36 AM

  And he deserves every penny. The case is a clear example of law fare. Where the state of new York tried to financially bankrupt a private citizen.

  Also of-topic MODS! Karma please.

• by bananapub on 2/7/25, 12:21 AM

  this new world of vice signalling is much worse than I thought it would be, jfc.