Well, it's nice to know that the the U.S. government prosecutes those that violate its laws by pretty much violating the same law itself. Lets face it: stating the word "secutity" in a sentence along with the word "internet" is an oxymoron (I know you could twist the words, but you know what I mean). I personally think that anything, ANYTHING should be allowed on the internet. These so-called security products that
supposably protect people from 'malicious' hackers are often laughed at by the very people they try to intimidate. I'm not neccessarily siding with the russian hackers here. What they did was wrong and I'm not going to forgive their connivances, however, if the U.S. government is willing to make a provision that it can break its own laws to execute them, then we are heading
down a dangerous path. Just look at the recent jailing of the woman who didn't have her seat-belt on. I don't think there's a single sane person anywhere in the world that would validate the handcuffing of a person who commited such a small crime. Now I'm getting off topic a bit, but lets face it, the U.S. clearly stepped over its own line when it reached into the heart of russia to illegally sieze evidence. They stomped all over Russian sovereignty because they were blinded by the prospect of getting a second 'big break' on the war on cybercrime.
On a related note, we seem to be gaining an AWFUL lot of notoriety when it comes to our foreign policy / scare tactics: The recent China fiasco, the Peru incident, and this current story come to mind...
P.S. Those of you who have gotten the 'eye for an eye' theory spinning around in your heads, I think we first have to PROVE that they did it to say that they are guilty. The way the press is spinning it, they are already as guilty as sin, but under modern law, they are not. Don't forget that or that will be our undoing.
This plot seems vaguely reminiscent of the cult classic game Planescape:Torment. I guess that makes the film all the more intriguing to me. I personally think that Torment is the BEST game I have ever, ever played (I REALLY stress the word 'best'). If the movie resembles that plot in any fashion, well, I guess kudos to them for picking out a gem of a storyline.
Sorry for those of you that haven't played the game. It's kind of an inside thing. If you played the game, you know what I mean...So go get the game: It's only $9.99 in some stores. I can almost guarantee that it will be the best $10 you ever spent : )
Don't try because it's next to impossible. Polititians should not be trying to pass untenable laws. It makes them look foolish and the laws complicate an already confusing legal system (at least in America).
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Well, it's nice to know that the the U.S. government prosecutes those that violate its laws by pretty much violating the same law itself. Lets face it: stating the word "secutity" in a sentence along with the word "internet" is an oxymoron (I know you could twist the words, but you know what I mean). I personally think that anything, ANYTHING should be allowed on the internet. These so-called security products that supposably protect people from 'malicious' hackers are often laughed at by the very people they try to intimidate. I'm not neccessarily siding with the russian hackers here. What they did was wrong and I'm not going to forgive their connivances, however, if the U.S. government is willing to make a provision that it can break its own laws to execute them, then we are heading down a dangerous path. Just look at the recent jailing of the woman who didn't have her seat-belt on. I don't think there's a single sane person anywhere in the world that would validate the handcuffing of a person who commited such a small crime. Now I'm getting off topic a bit, but lets face it, the U.S. clearly stepped over its own line when it reached into the heart of russia to illegally sieze evidence. They stomped all over Russian sovereignty because they were blinded by the prospect of getting a second 'big break' on the war on cybercrime. On a related note, we seem to be gaining an AWFUL lot of notoriety when it comes to our foreign policy / scare tactics: The recent China fiasco, the Peru incident, and this current story come to mind... P.S. Those of you who have gotten the 'eye for an eye' theory spinning around in your heads, I think we first have to PROVE that they did it to say that they are guilty. The way the press is spinning it, they are already as guilty as sin, but under modern law, they are not. Don't forget that or that will be our undoing.
This plot seems vaguely reminiscent of the cult classic game Planescape:Torment. I guess that makes the film all the more intriguing to me. I personally think that Torment is the BEST game I have ever, ever played (I REALLY stress the word 'best'). If the movie resembles that plot in any fashion, well, I guess kudos to them for picking out a gem of a storyline. Sorry for those of you that haven't played the game. It's kind of an inside thing. If you played the game, you know what I mean...So go get the game: It's only $9.99 in some stores. I can almost guarantee that it will be the best $10 you ever spent : )
Don't try because it's next to impossible. Polititians should not be trying to pass untenable laws. It makes them look foolish and the laws complicate an already confusing legal system (at least in America).