I have read the story -- You are still missing the point I am trying to make. It seems as if some people are using the length of the cable to justify their actions. My comment about the cable length in the cable TV example was to explain that it wasn't the length of the cable that made it a crime, it had more to do with the location.
This also holds true for what the OSU students did-- the cable length had nothing to do with it, it had more to do with the location. The downstairs area vs. their dorm rooms.
If I can use a 20 ft cable to reach from my house to yours, is it still ok for me to watch your cable TV?
Please do the same thing that you request of me -- read my post and give things a bit of thought before responding quickly with unintelligent obscenities.
That's essentially asking if illegal parking would be illegal. Call it whatever you want. If they parked their cars without a permit, they most likely would not be jailed, but their vehicle could be towed and they could face a fine. I think most people are missing the point here.
If I live next door to you and I go over and watch cable TV there is nothing wrong with that. However if I run a cable from your house to my house (a 20 ft cable or a 300 ft cable -- doesn't matter) to get free cable TV, that is theft of services. It should be obvious to anyone that this is wrong.
My guess is that the students probably knew that what they were doing wasn't something they should be doing and now they have to pay. Granted, the punishment seems a bit harsh but they broke the rules and there are consequences to be faced. When you get into trouble, sometimes there will be mercy, and sometimes their won't. The proper approach is to be thankful for the times there is mercy instead of angry at the times when there isn't.
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I have read the story -- You are still missing the point I am trying to make. It seems as if some people are using the length of the cable to justify their actions. My comment about the cable length in the cable TV example was to explain that it wasn't the length of the cable that made it a crime, it had more to do with the location.
This also holds true for what the OSU students did-- the cable length had nothing to do with it, it had more to do with the location. The downstairs area vs. their dorm rooms.
If I can use a 20 ft cable to reach from my house to yours, is it still ok for me to watch your cable TV?
Please do the same thing that you request of me -- read my post and give things a bit of thought before responding quickly with unintelligent obscenities.
That's essentially asking if illegal parking would be illegal. Call it whatever you want. If they parked their cars without a permit, they most likely would not be jailed, but their vehicle could be towed and they could face a fine. I think most people are missing the point here.
If I live next door to you and I go over and watch cable TV there is nothing wrong with that. However if I run a cable from your house to my house (a 20 ft cable or a 300 ft cable -- doesn't matter) to get free cable TV, that is theft of services. It should be obvious to anyone that this is wrong.
My guess is that the students probably knew that what they were doing wasn't something they should be doing and now they have to pay. Granted, the punishment seems a bit harsh but they broke the rules and there are consequences to be faced. When you get into trouble, sometimes there will be mercy, and sometimes their won't. The proper approach is to be thankful for the times there is mercy instead of angry at the times when there isn't.