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Japan's Alleged Death Threat-Making, Cat-Hacking Programmer Says He's Innocent
Daniel_Stuckey writes "Inside the memory card in the cat's collar, authorities found a resentful message criticizing the police along with versions of the virus (iesys.exe) used to carry out the threat messages, which were made remotely, through other people's computers. If you hadn't heard about the story in the news, you'd be forgiven for confusing it with the plot of a Haruki Murakami novel. In Tokyo District Court Wednesday, the former employee of a Japanese IT company wore a black suit, a wide smile, and pleaded not guilty to 10 charges brought against him. The Japan Times explained the string of threats were directed at 'schools and kindergartens attended by the Emperor Akihito's grandchildren,' as well as a Japan Airlines jet headed for New York. The plane had to stop mid-flight, costing the airline ¥9.75 million (about $93,000)."
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if a plane stops midflight, it might crash... costing waay more than a $100K...
Thankfully, the worst charge can be thrown out...
In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
The Law of Gravity doesn't apply over international waters
rewriting history since 2109
This is Japan we're talking about. They are way ahead of other nations in technology.
death threat-making? It's a threat making death?
In Japanese society, the police are believed to be infallible. Once arrested for something, the conviction rate is something like 98%. Police make deals with suspects to deal with things quickly and quietly if they confess, but if they don't confess, then their name will be all over the newspapers, dragging their family into disrepute. This is why two people have already confessed to the crimes that this man is accused of.
But apparently the perpetrator doesn't like others taking credit for his work, and sent coded messages on the 2ch message board which a journalist and police were able to verify as containing non-public information that proved the sender was the real culprit, and the previous two accused were released despite having confessed to the crimes. Due to this history, if he is really innocent, his best chance of proving it may be to confess to the crime.
will this never end
Either that. or the plane had air brakes.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
I thought it was great that the people trying to break down the threat found different 'version' numbers in the code and comments in Japanese. :)
I wonder if this is on github?
" Katayama was convicted for making an internet death threat against a music label in the past, a crime for which he served 18 months."
He's fucked.
man, if you wanna be a good troll you gotta read a bit more. Your attempted insult is applicable for the Chinese and Koreans.
Do you hear a lot of silverware crashing noise in the names Myamoto Musashi, Oda Nobunaga, Tkeshi Kitano just to name a few....
Trolls these days....what do they teach them in school?
Inside the memory card in the cat's collar
What cat?!
Please, please, if you can't be bothered to write your own summary, at least make sure that the paragraphs you copy and paste make sense by themselves.
Did you even read what you submitted?
Editors: at least try to look like you're doing your job.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
What the fuck is this summary about? Don't you need basic communication skills to be a Slashdot editor?
Tkeshi? Did Beat pull a Kim Dotcom?
It'll be years before we get cats with wifi...
KitKat, of course.
Don't correct him. One of the things I love the most about slashdot is just how worthless the trolls are
We have the highest incarceration rate in the world, and you're arguing that not enough people are being jailed? Poverty is causally linked to crime! Assault, rape, and robbery have been in decline for years, and prison sentences have been lengthening.
It should be a surprise to no one that statistics on the income level of incoming prisoners are heavily biased towards the lowest levels of income. Income statistics for released felons are even worse. We stigmatize prison to such a degree that it destroys people's ability to earn a living afterwards, and you wonder why we have a >60% recidivision rate. Our "corrections system" is fundamentally broken, and by all measures worsening. Isn't prison supposed to prevent people from returning to a life of crime?
I am appalled at your ignorance, and the idea of a higher incarceration rate is vile. If you have no human compassion, have at least the sense to see when a solution isn't working.
Those who advocate genocide deserve every protection afforded by law, and none afforded by common human decency.
Being linked is not the same as being causally linked. There is a massive difference, and ignoring it requires a huge leap.
After reading the different articles all I could think about is how this seems to be a plot from Ghost in the Shell. Seems like someone is trying to be a real life Laughing Man
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I hope somebody shouted HAMMERTIME!
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There is indeed a difference. Please pardon my rhetoric; my argument is not necessarily academically rigorous. However, if we can reverse my intention with that remark, and suggest that a criminal record is an excellent way to be unemployed or otherwise in an impoverished state, the statistics range are supportive. Some of them were even shocking; one document I read indicated a low four-figure annual income for some groups. An exaggeration, one can only hope. I also do not think it beggars belief to suggest that e.g. a starving man might steal a loaf, but since he cannot be proven to do so, you must have a valid objection. I had considered striking the term, and mere laziness prevented me. Again, your pardon. If you have further argument for increased incarceration, please do continue.
Those who advocate genocide deserve every protection afforded by law, and none afforded by common human decency.
so what does that tell you dickwad
As compared to the GNAA trolls that took up 1/2 the comments in the early years?
So you propose that we should not jail people for assault and rape?
Personally, I think assault and rape are vile. But that's me.
Straw man. Try what I actually said: we already have the most expansive prison program in the world, and it is objectively bad at rehabilitation. You should probably be trying to justify either the current system or your idea that somehow it's not punishing people enough. Also we might cover whether punishment or rehabilitation is the primary purpose of a prison system.
Nice soundbite though. Reactionary, fallacious and obvious: a jab to please even the most thoughtless. I hope you didn't stay up too late writing it.
Those who advocate genocide deserve every protection afforded by law, and none afforded by common human decency.
You left out Megumi Shiino, Daiya Nagare, and Rei Mizuna. :P