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[quote]and fines of $1m.[/quote]IMO, it's a small fee for all the **** he might have got.
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Oh man, that was very stupid on his part. He should have known, when you mess with Microsoft, your just asking for trouble. Being that he profited from his misdeeds, only makes the sentence even worse. This is a great example, for would be criminals, that enjoy making someone else's life miserable. Its glad to see that there is some justice out there, and that criminals don't get away with everything.
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there's an & in that maximum statement. 25 years, thats equvilant to murder.
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it's murder I tell ya, he murdered the systems and used them like a parasite, for his own personal gain
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plus it was inevitable that he was going to get caught eventually, there's probably an uncountable amount of technicians and programmers working around the clock for many different companies and corporations to secure systems and to prevent spy/adware
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this is a thing i do not understand: how come a value, of any mean or weight, can be more valuable than a human life... of course he should get a big penalty and be banned from society, but I don't like the way us, humans tend to judge other people's mistakes.
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[quote]The four charges could result in a maximum of 25 years of prison time and fines of $1m, if the judge in the case rules that the sentences should be served consecutively and levies the maximum fine.[/quote]That is ridiculus!!! Yes he deserves time in jail, and definently a large fine. And i am not sure what the lowest time a murder has received, but that is not the equivalent! i mean, the crimes are hardly equal. He stole, stole from alot of people in a sense, he did not kill anyone. That a theif(even a big time one) and a murder could get even remotely similiar punishments is absolutely absurd!
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Good for the governator and "Caleefornia" for stepping up the punishment. The crime is a bit harsh, with the maximum of 25 years in prison. But really, it is just a message to hackers and other computer-related offenders that the government is not taking these crimes lightly. Notice the word "maximum" in a maximum of 25 years in jail. I'm sure the man and his laywer will plead the charge down a few years, perhaps even with a sentence recommendation. As I have said, I believe the maximum sentence was set so high as a warning to all computer-related lawbreakers that whatever illegal activities they're conducting are not small, misdemeanor crimes that can be swept away with a fine. If we're lucky, current offenders and future offenders will take note of this and walk on a safer road; that is, don't do anything stupid.
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[b]Originally posted by flipi:[/b][quote]this is a thing i do not understand: how come a value, of any mean or weight, can be more valuable than a human life... of course he should get a big penalty and be banned from society, but I don't like the way us, humans tend to judge other people's mistakes.[/quote]That is exactly why more people are doing cybercrimes. Because they (and a lot of people) think that what they're doing isn't so bad, and they'll only get minimum sentence if they get caught. A murder will cause a lot of grief to the family and friends of the victim, but this kind of crime will also make life difficult to hundreds, if not thousand of people.And as we live in a society, we have to live by the rule made by the society. If we break that rule, we have to be prepared to be punished accordingly by the society. I say this guy deserves to be punished the maximum 25 years.And don't forget, in China, money embezzlement is punishable by a small caliber bullet at the back of the head, in the town square, in front of the townspeople.
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[b]Originally posted by otmakus:[/b][quote][b]Originally posted by flipi:[/b][quote]this is a thing i do not understand: how come a value, of any mean or weight, can be more valuable than a human life... of course he should get a big penalty and be banned from society, but I don't like the way us, humans tend to judge other people's mistakes.[/quote]That is exactly why more people are doing cybercrimes. Because they (and a lot of people) think that what they're doing isn't so bad, and they'll only get minimum sentence if they get caught. A murder will cause a lot of grief to the family and friends of the victim, but this kind of crime will also make life difficult to hundreds, if not thousand of people.And as we live in a society, we have to live by the rule made by the society. If we break that rule, we have to be prepared to be punished accordingly by the society. I say this guy deserves to be punished the maximum 25 years.And don't forget, in China, money embezzlement is punishable by a small caliber bullet at the back of the head, in the town square, in front of the townspeople.[/quote]Would I take the bullet or be Bubas b****? Just kinding but there govements arn't as stange as ares(U.S.A) We waist money on ridiculous things but I don't want to/start about politics coversation
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i do agree with u crossfire. America an china hate eachother but they're not so different after all
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The guy got off easy even assuming he gets the maximum sentence. Unless of course as part of his punishment he is forced to use a computer infected with virii, spyware, adware, etc. Eye for an eye.
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Darn, we’re talking about computers and not the walking dead. I’m not interested in a political debate, but I do think that the jail sentence is slightly severe. As spectators we can’t possibly know all the facts. I’m sure there is a lot more to this story than we’re getting from the article, but that’s just the nature of the media. I do think that theft should be a punishable offense, but to automatically say, “[he] deserves to be punished the maximum 25 years” seems ignorant to me. I never saw how imprisonment could be considered “correctional” to begin with. It’s just my opinion, but I don’t think most people who make it out of prison alive actually come out of it as better people.Once again, I’m not interested in a political debate, but if I missed a valid point here I’m open to forward thinking.
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BURN HIM AT THE STEAK!!!!!Remember to bring hotdogs, and marshmellows kids.
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