Gary McKinnon
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And they said community service.
I can do both.
I'll be fine.
Although I wouldn't have lied six months in prison.
But when it came to November and then they threatened extradition,
Then on paper, it was 70 years in jail, 70 years.
It was like 10, seven counts, 10 years per count.
And I just, I just went crazy.
I thought this is absolutely mad.
What are we going to do?
And, um, there was a lot of, um, like the UFO community in America wanted me to stand trial in America.
It was like a martyr.
Yes.
It would be great.
He'll come over.
He'll, they'll open all the secrets and he'll make it after.
But what America actually said, the DOJ said that I'd be tried under military order number one, which is Guantanamo status, totally secret, no media, no media cover, no family visits.
You know, me in an orange suit with my red hair joking, sorry, but yes, it, it went really scary, like really scary, like over the top, like, well, you know, Kafka Kafka Kafka esque.
Yeah.
As many people said, damn.