• GreenKnight23
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    3 days ago

    it really was like that.

    I remember one time I got spooked that I was about to be raided and took all my backups (on DVDs) to a friends house after a loooong and winding path to their house to ensure I wasn’t followed.

    when I dropped it off all he asked was, “can I copy what you have?”

    told him he could copy whatever he wanted if he had the drive space. it was a full binder of 100 data DVDs.

    was never raided but I was looking over my shoulder for weeks after that.

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      3 days ago

      What gave you the feeling you were about to be raided? Did you receive threats? Was law enforcement stalking you?

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        I worked at an electronics store at the time and a cop came in asking me some very specific questions about pirating. like a dumbass, I shared my knowledge. Though at the time I didn’t know he was LE.

        one of my coworkers called me and told me a cop was around asking for me at work on my day off. soon after that my internet connection died.

        I got spooked and dbanned my drives while I took my backups to another friends house.

        the guy was probably just trying to learn about piracy tbh. never saw him again after that.