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Re:MIT Legal repudiated Xbox hacker too by mbell on Saturday January 19, 2013 @11:31AM (#5083790)
Putting someone in jail is just as likely to turn them in a violent repeat offender as it is to 'cure' them.
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Re:MIT Legal repudiated Xbox hacker too by jmodp on Saturday January 19, 2013 @01:31PM (#5084189)
Not all prisons are the same. Martha Stewart seems to have survived her felony conviction and her jail time.
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Re:MIT Legal repudiated Xbox hacker too by burke on Saturday January 19, 2013 @03:42PM (#5084676)
It's different for white collar crime. People stealing cars likely don't have much going on in their lives, and joining a gang might look to them like a viable way forward.

Martha Stewart was jailed for insider trading. Before, during, and after, she has a much more comfortable option for her life than to join a gang.

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