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European Law Could Give Hackers Mimimum Two-Year Sentence

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-only-they-understood-what-hacking-is dept.

judgecorp writes "A proposed European law would apply a minimum two-year prison sentence for hacking across the region. This is a step up for nations including Britain, whose Computer Misuse Act currently has a two-year maximum sentence."

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  1. Minimum Sentences by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Judges hate minimum sentences. Legislators should stop making them.

    1. Re:Minimum Sentences by elucido · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Minimum sentences as well as private prisons should be entirely unconstitutional.

    2. Re:Minimum Sentences by interkin3tic · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Simpletons are the only ones who like mandatory minimums. You have a mechanism to investigate crimes on a case-by-case basis, looking at all the evidence, the factors that went into the crime, and setting the punishment to fit the case. That's the job of the courts. It's not perfect, but one-size-fits-all justice is usually not justice. The mandatory minimum sentence should be zero in ALL crimes.

  2. What is illegal for the citizenry... by NemoinSpace · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Should be illegal for the government.