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Brian Dunning lawsuit

DuvalHMFIC said:
He's done the show for several weeks in a row. I know they played some canned episodes with him hosting during his "sabbatical" but now that there have been like 3 in a row, I'm assuming he's out and doing his thing again.
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From what I understand, one of the conditions of his release is that he destroy all copies of The Skeptologists. If the judge ever sees it on YouTube, he will put him back in prison, probably on death row.
 
DuvalHMFIC said:
He's done the show for several weeks in a row. I know they played some canned episodes with him hosting during his "sabbatical" but now that there have been like 3 in a row, I'm assuming he's out and doing his thing again.
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Has he or his guest host ever said anything about any of this on his podcast? Would a listener even be aware without finding the info elsewhere?
 
Out of jail...

According to the BOP Inmate Locator, Dunning was supposed to be released yesterday, but he claimed in a DM sent to me on Twitter that he had been out since June; not sure why there is a discrepancy. He spent a lot of his time at a half-way house. His plea agreement is still not available on PACER, and all of the letters of support he received during for his sentencing are still under seal.

Not surprised he is back at Skeptoid, acting like nothing happened with the help of his enablers.
 
hardindr said:
According to the BOP Inmate Locator, Dunning was supposed to be released yesterday, but he claimed in a DM sent to me on Twitter that he had been out since June; not sure why there is a discrepancy. He spent a lot of his time at a half-way house. His plea agreement is still not available on PACER, and all of the letters of support he received during for his sentencing are still under seal.

Not surprised he is back at Skeptoid, acting like nothing happened with the help of his enablers.
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I'm pretty sure that site doesn't take into account early release. I'm on Facebook with both him and his wife, and yes, he's been in some sort of halfway house type deal since the summer. His wife posted this week that he's finally done with it, which coincides with the "release date" on that site. That is, the state no longer has any hold on him for this particular incarceration.
 
The Central Scrutinizer said:
Act like something happened?
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Was what happened relevant to Skeptoid? I'll admit that I stopped listening when I heard about it, but without some substantive connection between the two I don't see any need for him to bring it up.

He SHOULD bring it up--he should at least make an episode saying "Here's what happened" and laying out the bare facts of the case. It would regain him some of his lost credibility. But the nature of the Skeptoid podcast does not require it.
 
Dinwar said:
Was what happened relevant to Skeptoid? I'll admit that I stopped listening when I heard about it, but without some substantive connection between the two I don't see any need for him to bring it up.

He SHOULD bring it up--he should at least make an episode saying "Here's what happened" and laying out the bare facts of the case. It would regain him some of his lost credibility. But the nature of the Skeptoid podcast does not require it.
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Unless he does it very carefully or says outright "boy, I really screwed up massively and I apologize to the skeptic community," it would simply come across as self-serving. Doing an episode on this affair has the distinct possibility to lose him more listeners.
 
Dinwar said:
He SHOULD bring it up--he should at least make an episode saying "Here's what happened" and laying out the bare facts of the case. It would regain him some of his lost credibility.
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His public defense has been "everyone does it" and "eBay encouraged me to do it". The court didn't buy it.
 
The Central Scrutinizer said:
His public defense has been "everyone does it" and "eBay encouraged me to do it". The court didn't buy it.
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If the eBay employees who coordinated with third-party affiliates were being paid commission on a per click basis, I can see that as a plausible scenario. Doesn't make it any less fraudulent, IMO.
 
Dinwar said:
Was what happened relevant to Skeptoid? I'll admit that I stopped listening when I heard about it, but without some substantive connection between the two I don't see any need for him to bring it up.

He SHOULD bring it up--he should at least make an episode saying "Here's what happened" and laying out the bare facts of the case. It would regain him some of his lost credibility. But the nature of the Skeptoid podcast does not require it.
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It would be totally out-of-scope for Skeptoid. He may make some kind of public statement in a blog or something, but to have it on Skeptoid would go contrary to pretty much everything that Skeptoid is about.
 
d4m10n said:
If the eBay employees who coordinated with third-party affiliates were being paid commission on a per click basis, I can see that as a plausible scenario. Doesn't make it any less fraudulent, IMO.
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I can't. And neither did the FBI. Or the court.
 
They commented on whether eBay reps were encouraging clicks at all costs even including stuffing?
 
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