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Originally posted by Rolo@Sep 2 2003, 08:20 AM
Peaches, I agree that his punishment should fit his crime - no one should be made examples off... the problem is that his virus could have made much more damage - only reason it didnīt was that it was halted. It could easy have been 70.000, 700.000, 7.000.000 or even more computers... He might just be a kid who lost his common sense infront of his computer, but I do not feel sorry for him.. he knew what he was doing, and if he had gotten away with it, then be sure that the next virus he would have modified or created by his own would have been even worse than this one.
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Don't get me wrong - I do NOT feel sorry for him, but if we set a precedent for punishing for what someone COULD have done, we're sliding down a VERY slippery slope! If I run a red light, should I get a ticket for running a red light or be prosecuted for vehicular homicide because I COULD have killed someone?
And does being arrested for this give the press the right to lie about him in order to make him look worse so the courts get tainted jurors?