Claims that he "hacked into the Pentagon" are pretty overblown, it's thought that he basically used a program to search for passwords on the network that had been left blank/default.Eternal_Lament said:I'm confused, the guy hacks into the Pentagon, and because he MAY kill himself if extradited due to his disorder that extradition is denied, and the main response is "Good, the government finally made the right decision"? How is this a good thing?
Perhaps I'm just too ignorant on the history of this, but I don't see why him avoiding extradition is supposed to be a good thing, especially considering the argument used to deny it. I don't foresee good things coming out of this precedent. Can someone clear this for me?
If he's seriously at risk of hurting himself then it's not worth taking him over there, especially for an entirely victimless crime. I mean, they do get professionals into assess these people you know. Their solicitors don't say "oh well he might kill himself" and then the judge lets them off.