[faceplanter]

It was ordered by a judge. What do you suggest he would do otherwise?

[mbq]

I'm only pointing out that this _may_ mean that the archives were compromised regardless of the fact he heroically shut down the whole thing.

[markeganfuller]

Delete them before he was ordered to hand them over?

[eterm]

He deleted his entire business before handing them over. That's even more drastic, don't you think?

[wakaflaka]

Yeah like any of the internet tough guys of Hacker News would violate a court order.