Scientology Attacker Will Be Sentenced To Jail

OBG writes "A Nebraska native charged with taking part in a massive cyber-attack against the Scientology website will be spending the next year behind bars. 20-year-old Brian Thomas Mettenbrink will plead guilty to the charge of unauthorized access of a protected computer for his involvement in the denial of service attack, which was orchestrated by the online group 'Anonymous.' Mettenbrink's is the second successful prosecution connected to the 'Anonymous' attacks. Last year, Dmitriy Guzner of Verona, New Jersey, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for attacks on Scientology sites."

Comments

We are Anonymous.

[Anonymous Coward]

We are Anonymous Cowards, all your base are belong to us.

Re:We are Anonymous.

[tehcyder]

So if I murder Tony Soprano I should be punished less than if I murder your wife?

As Tony Soprano is a fictional character, then yes.

Re:We are Anonymous.

[joebok]

Bart: Uh, say, are you guys crooks?

Fat Tony: Bart, um, is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family?

Bart: No.

Fat Tony: Well, suppose you got a large starving family. Is it wrong to steal a truckload of bread to feed them?

Bart: Uh uh.

Fat Tony: And, what if your family don't like bread? They like... cigarettes?

Bart: I guess that's okay.

Fat Tony: Now, what if instead of giving them away, you sold them at a price that was practically giving them away. Would that be a crime, Bart?

Bart: Hell, no!

gullibility test

[chentiangemalc]

Scientology Gullibility Test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IQQE04_TCM

Re:Seriously?

[Anonymous Coward]

I find your ideas intriguing. I'd like to sign up for your newsletter.

Re:Justice

[Anonymous Coward]

No you wouldn't. Because if you beat up millions of people, you'd be Chuck Norris, and the judge would be roundhouse kicked into oblivion before he got a phrase out, much less a longer sentence.

Re:Heroes, not criminals.

[Fizzl]

RAMIREZ, TAKE DOWN ASSTHETANS WITH YOUR KNIFE

Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like whimpering Lorem ipsum dolor foofaa

Re:Justice

[erroneous]

[meme]
Only one man has ever literally beaten up millions of people.

And the jail has never been built that could hold Chuck Norris.
[/meme]

Re:Justice

[shilly]

Given their well-known homophobia, you could have chosen a slightly more appropriate insulting name...

Re:How do you define a religion?

[Hognoxious]

There is a reason the "big three", hinduism and Bhuddism have lasted so long.

Is it because they were founded a long time ago?

Re:Justice

[geegel]

Huh? Last time I checked they had tremendous traffic going to their site.

Re:Heroes, not criminals.

[Anonymous Coward]

Fag n. 1. An extremely annoying, inconsiderate
person most commonly associated with Harley riders.
2. A person who owns or frequently rides a Harley.

Re:everyone click on this link:

[Anonymous Coward]

Hat trick.

In the slammer:

[Anonymous Coward]

Inmate: What're you in for?
Guy: I beat up millions of people.

[and everyone edges away]

Re:Heroes, not criminals.

[PRMan]

Actually, he is insulting 1.63 percent of the population. Heck, there are almost as many Scientologists as gays.

Re:Wow, that got...

[jbezorg]

True but I think his point is that the identity of the victim can have a huge impact on motive, good and bad, and motive does have impact on the punishment of the crime.

i.e. In retrospect, killing Hitler would be considered a good thing by many and the motive justifiable.

It's an extreme, yes, but just because someone mentions Hitler it doesn't mean it's automatically reductio ad Hitlerum.