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Felony For Refreshing a Web Page?

Posted by Zonk on from the dangerous-pixelantes dept.

therandomw writes "An 18 year-old boy was recently arrested in Ohio for telling fellow students to refresh the schools web page in order to slow down the server. He is being charged with a felony and is currently being held in jail. According to Canton City Prosecutor Frank Forchione 'This new technology has created a whole wave of crimes, and we're just trying to find ways to solve them.'"

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  1. Re:must be more zero tolerance by mgrennan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    or more simply go to:

    http: // lake.stark.k12.oh.us/hs

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  2. Mod parent up by drownie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mod parent up

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  3. Re:Canton Law Dept page by kfg · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you read the blurb carefully you'll note that the "kid" is a man.

    KFG

  4. Re:Compare to Soviet Russia by catmistake · · Score: 0, Redundant
    In Soviet High School, webserver slashdot you.

    http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:BETUeXptEiwJ: lake.stark.k12.oh.us/hs/

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