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Palin E-mail Hacker Indicted

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the very-stealthy dept.

doomsdaywire writes "A University of Tennessee student who is the son of a Memphis legislator has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hacking Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail. [...] If convicted, [David C.] Kernell faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a three-year term of supervised release. A trial date has not been set."

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  1. Security fix by InlawBiker · · Score: 5, Funny

    She changed her password to 0ldGuY=Mepr3z!!

    1. Re:Security fix by JCSoRocks · · Score: 3, Funny

      no no, it's I<3TheMaverick

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    2. Re:Security fix by Bemopolis · · Score: 3, Funny

      Close — you forgot to drop the 'g'. Oh, and there's a ;) at the end.

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  2. How strange! by jesdynf · · Score: 5, Funny

    My understanding was that illegally wiretapping American citizens carried neither fine nor penalty.

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  3. Re:Is that fine a bit large? by GungaDan · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I'm not saying that this guy deserves to get away scot-free"

    Siccing the Scots on him would be cruel and unusual.

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  4. Re:Some are more equal than others... by Free+the+Cowards · · Score: 3, Funny

    I really don't see the problem. Plenty more where they came from.

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  5. You have to fight dirty... by plasmacutter · · Score: 2, Funny

    . I'm surprised that many people who normally are pro-freedom turn out to have very situational ethics when it comes to people they regard as political enemies.

    when your political enemies run the media as a propaganda arm of their party, then whistle innocently or cry "tinfoil hat" when anyone points out the obvious.

    When your political enemies start arresting people for wearing "give peace a chance" t-shirts in the mall.

    When your political enemies create "free speech zones", and their partisan court appointees uphold the obvious constitutional breach

    When your political enemies engage in domestic surveillance which makes watergate look like piss in the ocean.

    When your political enemies give rise to a multi-billion dollar industry of astroturfing campaign firms trying to "manufacture" "public support" for their intolerant, totalitarian positions.

    You have to fight dirty too.
    The age of honor is over.

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    1. Re:You have to fight dirty... by One+Louder · · Score: 5, Funny

      Do you always write like a trailer for Steven Seagal movie?

  6. Re:Maybe the media is what he wants. by Bloke+down+the+pub · · Score: 2, Funny

    [Correct method of showing quotations needed]

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  7. Re:Gee, I wonder why the system is failing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The powers that be thank you, dear consumer with the attention span of a kitten in a chicken plucking factory.

    Dear poster, I am literally in awe of your skills with the metaphor. This has to be one of the best things I've ever seen.