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Email Bomber Faces Retrial

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the putting-the-case-back-on dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A UK teenager who was cleared last year of launching a denial-of-service attack now faces a retrial. Judges have ruled that crashing a server with five million emails probably isn't permitted under the law. With NASA hacker Gary McKinnon vowing to fight on after losing his extradition fight yesterday, it's been a busy few days for the UK courts."

4 of 106 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Uh huh by linvir · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I would have gone with 'technology' and 'crazy rambling' myself. See, we're not socialist, we're just really, really scared of lots of people, companies and organizations who happen to be right-wingers.

  2. The good thing about extradition to the US... by spiritraveller · · Score: 3, Insightful

    At least you know if you win the first trial, they don't get to do it over.

    1. Re:The good thing about extradition to the US... by Adam9 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Unless you're an "enemy combatant." The constitution doesn't cover them.

  3. what the hell by tehwebguy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    they can just have a retrial like that?

    man that is scary, i mean across the pond we have some seriously scary laws (esp since the patriot act) but if any case could just be re-tried because the gov thought maybe they were wrong i'd be terrified.

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    -- lol pwned