Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak

Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak by mindslight on Friday November 15, 2013 @01:15PM (#6741042)

Computer hacking laws actually have pretty light sentences compared to their historic counterparts. A show trial followed by some years in jail is much nicer than being executed for witchcraft.

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Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak by duairc on Friday November 15, 2013 @01:30PM (#6741177)

So we should feel good about it, or feel that we're lucky, or not try to fight back against this system? I know you probably think you're “not saying that”, but if you're not, why did you feel the need to post that?

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Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak by mindslight on Friday November 15, 2013 @01:46PM (#6741301)

Should 'witches' have been thankful that they weren't tortured as horrifically as the victims of the Inquisition ?

TH;DR: I said it to highlight the commonality of mass hysteria fueled hyper-punishment for socially distasteful actions.

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