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Get Fired. Delete Colleague's Account. Go To Jail.
SierraPete writes "CNet reports that Thomas Millot, a former systems analyst for a major pharmaceutical company, has lost his appeal on a computer intrusion charge. Mr. Millot was convicted of unlawfully entering the system that he used to work on and deleting a colleague's account after his job was outsourced. Mr. Millot's attorneys argued that his actions did not amount to $5K in damage--the threshold for the crime he was convicted of. The court disagreed, saying that IBM had done over $20K in work to undo his handiwork." Update: 01/14 19:55 GMT by J : Typo corrected; turns out the word "not" is important...
Duh.
No need to put it nicely, I believe:
Stooped foock.
America spent its formative years (1615-1850) as a slave colony for white and black slaves . Ever hear the saying, "The fruit don't fall too far from the tree"?
Well, both white and black slaves were often flogged (sometimes to death) for crimes such as insubordination or sneaking some extra food. Just as you are a product of your childhood formative years, so too is America. And until we realize that, we make no progress.
That is why America has so many prisoners. And why our nation is so rightwing. American culture is a slave colony culture yet. And it has been molded by our masters to suit their needs. So keep your neoslave mitts off off Massa's property...boy.
eat shiat and bark at the moon
You have to account for the adjusted new wage of the outsourced employee, not $100 an hour in Bangledesh or India for restitution, but $100 a year.
Now wait a minute, the MCSE over there probably made $200 a year.
Does his conviction exclude the possibility of him being innocent?
Does punishment the fit the crime?
Is there another explanation for why he did it?
In what jail should he be thrown in to?
How long should he be forced to stay there?
How will throwing him in jail compensate the victim of his crime?
What problem does jail-time solve?
All rites reversed 2010