What would happen if a person who was sued went to court without a lawyer, lost their case, refused to pay their fines and just basically said "Send me jail! I'll take the 5 or more years of living large at the government's expense."
The law abiding people people of the US don't get it, going to jail in your country is often a step up in the standard of living for many of your citizens. The gov't provides educational opportunities and such at low to little cost as well as other incentives to become a model citizen after leaving prison. Also what stigma is assoiciated with being a criminal in a country where 70% of the citizens have a criminal record?
There is and they are slow to act as the privacy laws here are stiffly enforced. But, when they have arrested people the fines have been hefty and prison sentences have been meted out as well.
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I don't think the younger generation sees the world as a gravytrain-especially not in Asia. But, they are sick and more than tired of the established generation (anyone over 40) acting as if the world is their personal gravytrain. Here in Japan we have cartels that control how much it costs to buy anything, say anything and do anything-look at how difficult it was for Irabu and Matsui to leave japaqn and play for the Yankees, look at how expensive software is in Japan as opposed to other countries...Then look at the draconian laws and measures they use to keep people in their places-if Kevin Mitnick were in Japan he'd still be in jail and would be facing another 20 yrs without parole.
Buy a video US about $10 Japan ¥10,000 ($100)
Buy a car US about $20,000 Japan ¥3 million
Our students wear black or navy blue military style uniforms, learn how to march (except at the elite private schools), are subjected to extensive rote learning excercises and numerous other nitpicking rules and regulations.
And then the authorities wonder why school computer clubs focus on making viruses, setting up P2P networks and hacking groups.
So, if you write a book or a screenplay, we'll buy it and read it or rent and watch the movie but, if you expect us to pay $100 for a $10 product don't get your hopes up....
Well let's see...these PRK hackers are using Windows. You all know Windows right? Lots of holes in the program's security and they just can't dial into MSHQ as these are illegal, blackmarket programs. Most of their systems are Japanese-they love Sony computers and I believe I've seen PRK agents in Akihabara buying at the discount shops. You can tell them by the cheap Gumbie green suits they wear...
So, given the limitations of these people, the low quality of equipment they use (Pentium 2's), the pressure they are under (failure = termination and a trip to the stewpot) you would think that this presents an opportunity for some skilled/. blackhat or greyhat to infiltrate their systems and find out what they are doing.
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No they aren't or Bush's next target would be Canada.
What would happen if a person who was sued went to court without a lawyer, lost their case, refused to pay their fines and just basically said "Send me jail! I'll take the 5 or more years of living large at the government's expense." The law abiding people people of the US don't get it, going to jail in your country is often a step up in the standard of living for many of your citizens. The gov't provides educational opportunities and such at low to little cost as well as other incentives to become a model citizen after leaving prison. Also what stigma is assoiciated with being a criminal in a country where 70% of the citizens have a criminal record?
There is and they are slow to act as the privacy laws here are stiffly enforced. But, when they have arrested people the fines have been hefty and prison sentences have been meted out as well.
I don't think the younger generation sees the world as a gravytrain-especially not in Asia. But, they are sick and more than tired of the established generation (anyone over 40) acting as if the world is their personal gravytrain. Here in Japan we have cartels that control how much it costs to buy anything, say anything and do anything-look at how difficult it was for Irabu and Matsui to leave japaqn and play for the Yankees, look at how expensive software is in Japan as opposed to other countries...Then look at the draconian laws and measures they use to keep people in their places-if Kevin Mitnick were in Japan he'd still be in jail and would be facing another 20 yrs without parole. Buy a video US about $10 Japan ¥10,000 ($100) Buy a car US about $20,000 Japan ¥3 million Our students wear black or navy blue military style uniforms, learn how to march (except at the elite private schools), are subjected to extensive rote learning excercises and numerous other nitpicking rules and regulations. And then the authorities wonder why school computer clubs focus on making viruses, setting up P2P networks and hacking groups. So, if you write a book or a screenplay, we'll buy it and read it or rent and watch the movie but, if you expect us to pay $100 for a $10 product don't get your hopes up....
Well let's see...these PRK hackers are using Windows. You all know Windows right? Lots of holes in the program's security and they just can't dial into MSHQ as these are illegal, blackmarket programs. Most of their systems are Japanese-they love Sony computers and I believe I've seen PRK agents in Akihabara buying at the discount shops. You can tell them by the cheap Gumbie green suits they wear... So, given the limitations of these people, the low quality of equipment they use (Pentium 2's), the pressure they are under (failure = termination and a trip to the stewpot) you would think that this presents an opportunity for some skilled /. blackhat or greyhat to infiltrate their systems and find out what they are doing.