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Felony For Refreshing a Web Page?
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.'"
the kid committed a crime, albeit fairly benign, it's a crime nonetheless
Ok, Matlock, what's his "crime"? Show me the law. Seriously.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
Suburban? Maybe Sub-suburban. I see a lot of fields. Probably would explain the local redneck cops having no clue.
...on the road to America becoming a repeat of Nazi Germany. The judicial system has been almost entirely dismantled already. Habeas corpus is gone, and Bush has been claiming that as Fuhrer in Chief he doesn't need to listen to either the courts or the representative bodies. That's why you get things like this happening...all the good Germans imitating Bush's attitude down the chain.
The only thing he really needs to do now is implement Rex 87, and you're all officially fucked. Even if that poor kid does get locked up and sodomised and/or waterboarded for 20 years, just think of it as him going in early.
It'll take a while, cos there are so many of you...but Bush'll get around to all of you, in time.
...appreciate him ensuring that society is safe from criminals like this.
From a Google Search for "Frank Forchione, Canton, Ohio"...
Forchione Frank G Atty - 0.1 miles E - National City Bank B, Canton, 44702 - (330) 453-7676
Forchione, Frank G Atty: Res - 3.5 miles N - 4601 Logan Ave NW, Canton, 44709 - (330) 305-0084
Over-the-top Response Guy! Giving "Over-the-Top Responses" since 1970.
but maybe we should give Frank a call?
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"Francis G. Forchione, City Prosecutor (330) 489-3395"
http://www.cityofcanton.com/citygov/mayorsoffice/
I wonder if US is the fourth reich!
sex is better than war!
Offer him SUPPORT?
This luser was trying to set up a DDOS attack (even if it was a feeble one). Additionally, he's not a boy or a kid, he's a man - he's old enough to be married, go to war, fly a plane, father a child. He has adult rights and responsibilities.
Lusers like this is why September 1993 has still not ended. He is no better than a spammer or a skript kiddie. I hope he is punished to the extent the law allows for his actions.
Why are people supporting this idiot?
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