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Steubenville Hacker Faces Longer Prison Sentence Than the Rapists

Posted by timothy on from the well-that's-proportional dept.

joeflies writes "In a previous Slashdot article, hackers worked to preserve content for the Steubenville rape case. The two football players charged received juvenile detention sentences of one and two years. One of the hackers, on the other hand, faces 10 years in prison."

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  1. Aghast by zeigerpuppy · · Score: 5, Informative

    I am literally speechless.

    1. Re:Aghast by Grishnakh · · Score: 4, Informative

      It's ingenious satire for the thought process which most Americans share. Remember the journalists' coverage of the event? They didn't give a shit about the rape victim, they just whined about how these vile rapists' careers were destroyed. Worse yet, the journalists who said this were women themselves.

  2. Juveniles get different sentences to adults. by blarkon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Juveniles get different sentences to adults. "Vigilante Hacker" is an adult and the reported possible sentence is "maximum possible" which is quite different to "an actual sentence".

  3. "could get" vs "did get." by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    article is BS.. comparing "could get" vs "did get" and getting slashdot nerds in a lather for no valid reason as if they were impressionable rush limbuagh listeners.

  4. Re: This is SO WRONG !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    So the crimes revealed are faked? Or are they just not as important as Bradley not liking his C.O.?

    He UPHELD his oath to support the constitution.

    The apache heli pilot and gunner VIOLATED their oaths.

    And since you're not at war, he cannot, even if he was working for Al Quaida directly as a mole, commit treason.

  5. Juvenile sentencing is less than adult sentencing by GrumpySteen · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is nothing new. We, as a society, recognized long ago that children do stupid shit and sometimes shouldn't receive the full punishment for their actions.

    If the Steubenville rapists had been tried as adults (and I think they should have), they would have been facing up to 25 years in prison. Under certain circumstances, Ohio law allows for a sentence of life in prison for someone convicted of rape, too, but I don't think that applies to those two. As it is, they not only have their sentences, but they're going to be added to the sex offender list for anywhere from ten years to life. They're going to find it very difficult to find jobs and places to live while they're on that list.

    There's nothing shockingly disproportionate about a maximum of 10 years for hacking vs a maximum of 25/life for rape. You might argue about the specific numbers, but I think everyone will agree that rape is the more serious crime and Ohio law allows for more serious consequences, just as it should.

  6. Sentence received != possible sentence by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 3, Informative

    The two football players charged received juvenile detention sentences of one and two years. One of the hackers, on the other hand, faces 10 years in prison."

    Come back if and when the hacker actually receives a longer sentence than the rapists. Then you've got a story.

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  7. Re:Survival vs Copping out by Dragon+Bait · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nixon's spying on the Democratic Party Headquarters,

    At least they started impeachment proceedings against Nixon which led to his removal from office (even if he quit before he was fired).

  8. Re:Survival vs Copping out by chipschap · · Score: 3, Informative

    citizens of Japanese-decent

    Yes, in my experience, most Japanese are very decent.