Defending Harsh Sentences for Spammers

BMcWilliams writes "Russell McGuire, one of the government lawyers who prosecuted spammer Jeremy Jaynes, has published an article justifying the tough sentence recommended by a Virginia jury. He writes, 'the defense attorney argued that greed cuts both ways and the victims got what they deserved because they were trying to get rich quick. Needless to say, this did not go over well with the jury.' Still, the eye-popping 9-year sentence has even some ardent anti-spammers wondering whether 'proportionality is becoming a completely forgotten concept.'"

Comments

first post?

[zzmejce]

And what is the defense attorney e-mail address?

Also consider

[koi88]

Last week my neighbour's brat rang my door bell then ran away.
I demand at least 5 years in prison as it's not the first time he did that and I'm not the only victim.

Real solution

[RandoX]

He should just send an apology email for each spam. That would certainly cut down on the problem.

Re:Proprotionality

[fatphil]

In that case, I propose the only suitable punishment -
death by 280 million paper cuts.

I've got an almost new ream of 120g/sm, and I'm prepared to share it.

FP.