This whole thing seems a little fishy. It supposedly happened on Friday and the only news article I could find about it didn't have any independent verification.
Yes. Cuffs "cut his hands". They apparently sold the laptop with the evidence. Gun "in his back".I hate cops more than these geeks but even I can figure out BS. The "buyer" blamed it on the police but sounds like he wasn't a cop? Why? ycombinator is a sharpish crowd but they tend to not underestimate how many random liars there are. Thats why this account has a -1 score.
If you've been dumped by MSNBC, can you even claim the title of "journalist" in the first place?