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Teen Sentenced for Releasing Variant of Blaster Worm

Posted by michael on from the netloon dept.

ScentCone writes "Minnesota teen Jeffrey Lee Parsons got a year and half for releasing a Blaster variant. The lightweight sentence was due, said the judge, to the parents' neglect. Quoting the judge: 'It's not a healthy thing to lock yourself in a room and create your own reality.' Which means most slashdotters basically have a get out of jail free card."

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  1. Re:Well... by Frank+T.+Lofaro+Jr. · · Score: 3, Informative

    Geeks are prime targets. 18 months is more than enough time, heck 18 hours is more than enough time to be victimized. Some people get abused before they are even tried.

    See this website http://www.spr.org/

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  2. 18 months != 18 months by kaustik · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm not sure how it works is his state, but 18 months in California generally works like this:
    - 1-3 months in County jail awaiting transport
    - Remaining 15-17 months can actually be served as 1/3 time, given good behavior. That leaves about 5 -6 months left
    Total time: around 7 or 8 months.

  3. Re:He was young by nikoliky · · Score: 2, Informative

    Which sentence are you talking about for Mitnick? The one that made him famous was a 7 years stint from 1995 to 2002.

  4. Re:kidding by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 2, Informative

    Every nerd knows that Intelligence and Wisdom are independent dicerolls.

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