This hacker might seem shady, but throwing him in jail is bad for everyone

Re:This hacker might seem shady, but throwing him in jail is... by res0nat0r on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @03:54PM (#6446883)

Sorry no legal code offhand, but you can surely break the law without trespassing and "causing a computer to act in a manner the owner does not desire". This shouldn't be hard to comprehend.

The law involves intent. They proved he intended to act in bad faith while gathering that data and he was rightfully found guilty.

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Re:This hacker might seem shady, but throwing him in jail is... by victorf on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @10:05PM (#6448483)

The law requires intent and a crime. If you cannot tell me which specific crime, your argument is invalid.

Why you are having a hard time understanding that "we put him in jail because we don't like what he did" is wrong I have no idea. You must be a troll disagreeing on purpose.

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Re:This hacker might seem shady, but throwing him in jail is... by res0nat0r on Thursday September 26, 2013 @10:11PM (#6454861)

His crime was obtaining information he knew he shouldn't have been accessing. He didn't get out in jail because someone didn't like what he did, he got put in jail because he broke the law.

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Re:This hacker might seem shady, but throwing him in jail is... by victorf on Thursday September 26, 2013 @10:36PM (#6454936)

That's not a crime, which is why I asked you to point out the appropriate legal code. You are now considered a troll. Have a nice day.

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Re:This hacker might seem shady, but throwing him in jail is... by res0nat0r on Thursday September 26, 2013 @11:16PM (#6455057)

Actually it is. He was found guilty.

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Re:This hacker might seem shady, but throwing him in jail is... by victorf on Friday September 27, 2013 @01:01PM (#6457997)

Oh, I see the problem now; you have no conception of how the law works and no inclination to learn it.

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