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Judge Rejects Guilty Plea From AOL Employee

Posted by timothy on from the I-want-this-judge-in-my-traffic-court dept.

The Hobo writes "Newsday has a story on a New York judge who rejected Jason Smather's guilty plea. Smathers, covered previously on Slashdot, was the AOL employee who stole and sold AOL addresses to spammers. The judge himself apparently cancelled his AOL subscription due to receiving too much spam. While he didn't like what Jason did, he wasn't convinced a crime had been committed under the CAN-SPAM law, which requires that a person be deceived."

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  1. Crime? by nodehopper · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It may not have been a crime, but I am sure his Karma went down.

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  2. The girls... by radd0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So tell me, does this judge have a daughter?

  3. Re:Shouldn't he recuse himself? by ScrewMaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah. Can you say, "Microsoft Antitrust lawsuit"?

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  4. Re:Shouldn't he recuse himself? by Ithika · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Yes, we can all say these simple phrases. Now get over it you damn idiots! Who the hell started this stupid phrase? I'd rather sit through pages of beowulf-clustered, linux-running insensitive korean clod jokes in soviet russia than read another damn "can you say X" line.

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  5. Re:Shouldn't he recuse himself? by ScrewMaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You forgot "profit!"

    And, as it happens, I believe it was Mr. Rogers who started the "Can you say xxxxx? I knew you could!"

    You seem like a very uptight, irritable person. I suggest reducing your caffeine intake, or perhaps smoking another cigarette while reading Slashdot posts.

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  6. Re:I wonder if AOL users by funtime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What IS it with American men and their anal-rape fantasies. You just mention gaol one time and they start whimpering 'butt-fuck, butt-fuck'... Still, I guess they have to deal with American women, poor bastards...