We've posted before about the extradition proceedings involving the Tate brothers. These are the two social media personalities who are facing extradition to the UK on allegations that they choked and raped women. Judge Louis denied their request for bond. And when you have material like this to work with, the order writes itself:
"In the audio recording described above, Emory Tate exhorted that one must amass multiple passports, explaining that it is no longer
possible to live 'off the grid' but rather, that one should seek to live on as many grids as possible; he very specifically describes how he has passed himself off to various law enforcement agencies using identification documents issued by different countries as a method of evading law enforcement."
Defense counsel came up with some creative arguments. Among them? The Court shouldn't believe much of what the Tates say publicly because their online personas are built on hyperbole, exaggeration, and performance. Still, when a main pitch to the Court is that it should disbelieve your clients' statements, the boomerang risk is real. You can read the whole order here.
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