Poll: Should Gary McKinnon be extradited to the US for hacking?
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Nobody should be extradited under this treaty until the yanks sign their half of the treaty so it goes both ways, instead of making a mockery of us as they always do.
They have, it was mentioned in the thread a couple of times.
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Yah gotta love "common knowledge". Isn't it common knowledge amongst any OAP who has ever opened an on-line bank account that you should use a secure password, let alone amongst US Government System Administrators?
It may well be, although I am not quite sure how it would constitute a defence if a burglar were to say that he was justified in robbing your house because you were a complete moron and had left your front-door key inside the letterbox on a piece of knicker elastic?
Perhaps it is only a reluctance to assist in Gary McKinnon's defence that prevents the US Government admitting that they typically use "password" as their admin passwords?
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Never thought of it like that, but you're absolutely right. In which case, shouldn't we be doing our best to hold onto him, and deploy him at GCHQ?
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The guy is also autistic for goodness sake, have a little bit of compassion, please.
There will more than likely have been some form of disclaimer message when logging into the networks in question. If so, then he willingly accessed these systems rather than by accident.
Regardless of how long ago it was its still against the law.
EDIT: The punishment should be reduced however, half of the 70 years should be served by the people that left them 'open' with either weak passwords and/or loopholes.
Regardless of how long ago it was its still against the law.
EDIT: The punishment should be reduced however, half of the 70 years should be served by the people that left them 'open' with either weak passwords and/or loopholes.
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depends if he really is good, if he is very good then hell yes keep him for ourselves. if he's not then it would probably be better to gain brownie points with the yanks by letting him go.
sucks for him but politically there's so much more than just the crime to think about.
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Pretty much, I would guess there were several people disciplined in the departments concerned, but that would be a guess.
So why are you arguing against his extradition? He broke the law, knowing he was breaking the law, what exactly is the problem? Does't really matter how easy or hard it was.
Who knows, something that would probably come out in any court case.
As to getting 70 years, sure, it may well be the maximum sentence but it is pretty unlikely he will get it. Should have taken the original offer...
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EXACTLY
Its a complete JOKE ffs..
since hes very good at doing what he does make him work for the goverment
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I wouldn't have a problem with his being tried in the UK; I do have a problem with his being extradited to a barbaric country like America to be banged up for 70 years for embarrassing them.
Your insurance company wont see it that way.
Maybe he should have thought about that before he want hacking through their systems? As poster boys for injustice go, he isn't doing overly well considering he is actually guilty.
The law will though.
Yes i know i was being a ltitle pedantic an ot
.Personally i think he should be extradited for breaking the law, plain and simple.
The only thing im iffy on is the length of time, and whether there would any leniency shown towards his disability, to me the crime does not fit the punishment being doled out.