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Lawyers Say Hackers Are Sentenced Too Harshly

Posted by michael on 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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  1. I have to state the obvious... by fudgefactor7 · · Score: 1, Troll

    But if those doing the hacking didn't do it, then there'd be no jail service at all.

    I think the sentences should be unified. A crime of type is equal to a crime of similar type. That demands equal treatment.

  2. SENTENCED TO DEATH!!! by A55M0NKEY · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ooooh sentence me baby! Sentence me all night long

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    Eat at Joe's.