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UK Gives Go-Ahead to Gary McKinnon Extradition

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the normal-dition-not-enough dept.

robzster1977 writes "Judges in the UK have given the go-ahead to the extradition of UK hacker Gary McKinnon. McKinnon is accused of breaking into US Navy, Army and Department of Defense computers in 2001 and 2002." From the article: "On 4 July the secretary of state signed an order for Mr McKinnon's extradition to the United States for charges connected with computer hacking. Mr McKinnon had exercised his right to submit representations against return but the secretary of state did not consider the issues raised availed Mr McKinnon."

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  1. Freedom by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is a real tragedy for those who believe in the freedom to break into the computer systems of foreign militaries looking for UFOs.

    Whoever they are.

    1. Re:Freedom by Tackhead · · Score: 2, Funny
      > When the Nazis arrested the Communists, I said nothing; after all, I was not a Communist.
      > When they locked up the Social Democrats, I said nothing; after all, I was not a Social Democrat.
      > When they arrested the trade unionists, I said nothing; after all, I was not a trade unionist.
      > When they arrested the Jews, I said nothing; after all, I was not a Jew. When they arrested me, there was no longer anyone who could protest.

      Now if only they'd come for the trite.

      But I'll settle for them coming for the skr1pt k1dd13z who poke around in DoD honeypots and call themselves 31337 h4x0rz as a decent start.

  2. The trick is... by chill · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, Gary.

    Conjugal visits? Mmmm. Not that I know of. Y'know, minimum-security prison is no picnic. I have a client in there right now. He says the trick is: kick someone's ass the first day, or become someone's bitch. Then everything will be all right.

    --
    Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
    1. Re:The trick is... by Who235 · · Score: 2, Funny
      The first option sounds a lot more pleasant.


      Sure it does.

      And we all know that guys who spend their time looking for suppressed UFO technologies in other people's military computers are generally real badasses - especially compared to violent prisoners.

      Yeah, he'll be running shit in no time. . .
  3. "Defense" will be his "defence" by Nice2Cats · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait to see his American lawyer claim that he didn't understand what he was doing -- how was he to know that the defense computers were actually defence computers? How could he realize that his behavior was bad behaviour? After that, you can only hope that the court will table the claims...