Government auctions Unabomber’s property

Source: The Washington Post

There is nothing sinister about the gray hooded sweatshirt anymore, no mystery behind the aviator sunglasses.

Once, they were among the hallmarks of Ted Kaczynski, the anarchist Unabomber who killed three people and injured almost two dozen more during a nearly 20-year reign of terror. Now, his old clothes adorn a mannequin in a sterile government office in an online photo tagged Unabomb0001.

This is the first of 51 lots of Kaczynski’s personal belongings that the government will auction online next week in what amounts to Uncle Sam’s version of eBay. The bidding begins Wednesday, but the Justice Department has posted pictures of the goods to its Flickr stream to drum up interest — a final swipe at a man bent on stopping technology in its tracks.

“We will use the technology that Kaczynski railed against in his various manifestos to sell artifacts of his life,” said U.S. Marshal Albert Najera of the Eastern District of California.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/government-auctions-unabombers-property/2011/05/13/AFcz4z2G_story.html

It cost a shit load to catch him, I'm sure. And it's not like Ted is profiting from it. It would be a nice gesture if they gave some of the money to the victims, but even so I don't have a problem with it.

People collect this kind of morbid crap because they think it makes them look badass... well, a fool and their money is soon parted. And maybe it will fund a few more gizmos for the FBI so they can catch the next one a bit quicker.

But this looks interesting...

A classic...

Bad Unabomber
Blowing people all to hell
Do you take requests?

Open your present!
No, you open your present!
Kaczynski Christmas.

who wanted to buy his glasses, hoodie, and diplomas.