Jail for

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Jail for piracy (not the one legged ones)

Okay thought this would have been posted but I can't seem to see another thread.

bbc

So the guy is the first to pirate a copy of Fast and Furious 6 (well it was a cam copy that he took). Shows off about it and gets caught. Clearly he's not the brightest button as '[he] was caught because he used his hacker name on his dating profile ' (from DM). In itself funny and also interesting how the term hacker is applied to him.

Now I know its wrong, but a 33 month sentence for a crappy cam or two? I would have thought 6 months would have been more than enough.

So whats the general consensus on the sentence?

Also lol at the 23 million figure in lost revenue

 

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Yes its harsh when you compare it to other crimes.

But why are you comparing it to other crimes? The judge doesn't? They look at the crime in question, look at the sentencing guidelines for that crime and see where it fits on the scale for that crime ONLY and sentence the person solely base on that crime alone.

I could say that again, only the crime he is charged with.

That's it.

They don't look at Tom, Dick and Harry got less for murder, rape and arson. That's not how it works. They don't look at the sentencing guidelines for murder when they are sentencing for theft.

Yes thats true but it also highlights the point why would such a crime carry a 33 month sentence where violent crimes, arguably of much greater impact on the victim, carry lesser sentences. I would argue that we should be comparing the sentence and questioning out legal system.

 

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?? double post