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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by wetpaws on Thursday April 18, 2019 @11:34PM (#19696907)
It's just a piece of plastic. Very intricate, relatively expensive silly plastic.

You are demanding blood and to trade off a huge chunk of human life for the silly piece of machinery (which he gonna pay fore anyway), are you feeling well, my friend?

Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by jussij on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:45AM (#19697159)
The reason I think this is going to result in jail time, is this is not just one or two isolated incidents.

But instead the 59 incidents make this a willful act of vandalism.

Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by 1024core on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:16PM (#19702205)
It doesn't get more "wilful" than filming yourself doing it, with glee.
Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by veryworried on Thursday April 18, 2019 @11:44PM (#19696938)
It’s not about the computers. This individual has demonstrated he has no regard or respect for others property, and may very well go on to commit other more serious crimes if he gets away easily with this one. Others may also feel encouraged to imitate what he did if there are no serious repercussions.
Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by netsharc on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:09AM (#19697028)
The great thing is, he also flushed his future down the drain, at least outside of India (every visa application in the world asks you about past criminal convictions).

Or to use a more apt metaphor, he zapped his future into smoke.