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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. dat justice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So... hacking into a fratboy's fb account is a more serious charge than raping the everloving shit out of someone?

    Any tips on bulk-order condoms and hockey masks?

    1. Re:dat justice by Charliemopps · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Keep in mind that "Significant harm" usually means the victim now has to spend lots of money upgrading the security that they never had in the first place. Because, after all, they would never had needed that if it wasn't for said hacker right?

  2. Re:Juveniles get different sentences to adults. by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Juveniles" who commit "adult" acts of rape . . . aren't really "juveniles" any more.

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    Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
  3. Re:This is SO WRONG !! by quenda · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Could be worse. If the hackers had exposed government coverup of murders, they would be tortured and charged with a capitol crime.

    Lets spare a though for Bradley Manning here, whose torture and trial have barely rated a mention in the US media, unlike Steubenville.

    United States is NO LONGER the land of the free,

    Was it ever? Highest imprisonment rate in the world now, even worse than Russia.

  4. Re:Survival vs Copping out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Please lower your voice or you'll end up in Gitmo.

  5. sentence RECIEVED v maximum possible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While you're not speaking, re-read the article or summary. They compare the sentence someone involved actually received to the maximum possible sentence any hacker could theoretically get. Most commonly, a first time offender "facing ten years" will end up with probation. At this point, we have no idea what punishment the hacker will get, if any at all.