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Lawyers Say Hackers Are Sentenced Too Harshly

Posted by michael on Friday February 21, 2003 @05:03AM from the hacker-crackdown dept.

Bendebecker writes "Cnet is reporting: 'The nation's largest group of defense lawyers on Wednesday published a position paper arguing that people convicted of computer-related crimes tend to get stiffer sentences than comparable non-computer-related offenses.' Finally, someone is listening..." The document makes the points that most computer crime cases involve disputes between an employer and employee, and that the seriousness of the offense is generally comparable to white-collar fraud cases.

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Re:Well by DonkeyJimmy · 2003-02-21 05:15 · Score: 5, Funny

I don't want them making any public statements on my behalf...

Your behalf, eh? That's admission of guilt, get him boys.

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Note To Self: by OwlofCreamCheese · 2003-02-21 05:16 · Score: 5, Funny

Note To Self: change plans from hacking to fraud.

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Re:Perhaps the hacking penalties are fine... by nomadic · 2003-02-21 05:21 · Score: 5, Funny

You can't send all the president's friends to jail, who will he invite to his barbecues?
Too Harshly? by handy_vandal · 2003-02-21 05:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Too harshly? Why, in my day, after Prometheus stole fire and gave it to mankind, we chained the guy to a rock and had a giant bird eat out his liver every day. Now that's punishment!

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