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Lauri Love Ruling 'Sets Precedent' For Trying Hacking Suspects in UK (theguardian.com)

Posted by msmash on from the setting-precedence dept.

A high court ruling blocking extradition to the US of Lauri Love, a student accused of breaking into US government websites, has been welcomed by lawyers and human rights groups as a precedent for trying hacking suspects in the UK in future. From a report: The decision delivered by the lord chief justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, is highly critical of the conditions Love would have endured in US jails, warning of the risk of suicide. Lawyers for the 33-year-old, who lives in Suffolk, had argued that Love should be tried in Britain for allegedly hacking into US government websites and that he would be at risk of killing himself if sent to the US. There was cheering and applause in court on Monday when Burnett announced his decision. He asked supporters to be quiet, saying: "This is a court, not a theatre." In his judgment, Burnett said: "It would not be oppressive to prosecute Mr Love in England for the offences alleged against him. Far from it. Much of Mr Love's argument was based on the contention that this is indeed where he should be prosecuted

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  1. Re: Avoid the USA for the time being. by c6gunner · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As a citizen I am scared to be in America at the moment.

    Of course you are. Just like many conservatives were terrified to be in the US under Obama. That's what happens when you have a carroonish view of politics and react emotionally whenever you're not getting your way.

  2. Re:Why would he be extradited in the first place? by tsstahl · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sooo, if I gamble online and the server is in Elbonia, I'm not breaking any US laws? 'Cuz the U.S. government does not agree.

    Only point being, international jurisdiction is about as grey as gray can be, no matter how you spell it.

  3. Re:Why would he be extradited in the first place? by JoeDuncan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The US Court system is the fairest one one the world.

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

    LOL - wait, you WERE *joking*, right? RIGHT?

    You realize that the US incarcerates more people PER CAPITA, than ANY *OTHER* country - on the whole planet.

    The only way you can reconcile that fact with your statement is if you accept that USians are at least - at *LEAST* - twice as criminal as any other population/culture in the world.