Student Faces 38 Years In Prison For Hacking Grades

the brown guy writes "An 18-year-old high school student named Omar Kahn is charged with 69 felonies for hacking into a school computer and modifying his grades, among other things. He changed his C, D and F grades to As, and changed 12 other students grades as well. By installing a remote access program on the school's server, Kahn was able to also change his AP scores and distribute test answer keys, and could be looking at a lengthy prison term. Not surprisingly, his parents (who have only recently immigrated to America) have decided not to post the $50,000 bail and Kahn is in jail awaiting trial."

Comments

Hasn't hurt anyone??

[spineboy]

By giving himself all A's, he effectively stole all the hard earned hours of study from those who honestly earned it. Just like stealing money. He will also steal chances that other students might have of getting into their choice of university.

He could have ruined the future lives of many other students. What if you didn't get into a good college because of grade inflation, etc. Then don't get into med school - that can be a serious loss.

If you break into someones house and get caught then no one is hurt, or if you shoot at someone, and miss no one is hurt either.

38 years is harsh, maybe the kid should spend 4 years in jail, to offset the years other kids spent studying their books.