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Man Arrested for 'Spam Rage'

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the over-the-top-anger-outlets dept.

Mirkon writes "We've all gotten frustrated at some point with spam. Perhaps we've even been motivated to send nasty, threatening messages back to the spammers, just to vent some frustration. Wired reports that 44-year-old computer programmer Charles Booker did just that, and 'now faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.'"

2 of 547 comments (clear)

  1. Re:US = Over 2 million prisoners by zootread · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We should just let everyone go then

    We should at least free all the people imprisoned for marijuana-related "crimes"

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    Zoot!
  2. Maybe someone should point him to ... by td4 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Adaware free version, removes most spyware/advert contents .... would have saved him approximately $250,000 :)