full-disclosure - Re: [inbox] Re: Supporters urge halt to, hacker's, extradition to US

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Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:28:13 +1000
From: Noel Butler <noel.butler@...ics.net>
To: Exibar <exibar@...lair.com>
Cc: info@...egary.org.uk, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: [inbox] Re: Supporters urge halt to, hacker's,
	extradition to US


On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 00:03, Exibar wrote:

>  Look, Mckinnon broke into the computer systems.  Under his own admission he
> ran scripts to help him do this.  Some of those scripts crashed systems.  He
> possibly deleted files and what-not in his travels, either willfully or not,
> doesn't really matter.  He loaded software on those systems so he could get
> in AGAIN easier...  AND he leaves a note threatening that he will do it
> again.
> 
>   All this on KNOWN government computer systems.  He intentionally wanted to
> get into these systems to look for UFO crap.     
> 
>    This goes way beyond just simply leaving a note stating that your door is
> unlocked.  This is going into the unlocked car, putting in a remote control
> door opener, and threatening to re-enter the car again.
> 
>    He knew what he was doing, he knew who's machines he was doing it to, he
> was obviously going to keep doing it until caught by the sound of his
> message.
> 
>    He's a criminal, period.  He should be properly tried in a court of law.
> The way the UK an dthe US law is written, that means extradited to the US
> for a trial.
> 
>   All the protesting or debating won't change the fact that he's a criminal.
> Plain and simple, deal with it....  His sentence will be based upon what
> comes up in court, and it hardly ever is the maximum.
> 


I'm sorry, are you American? Are you a typical American?

If so, you have just demonstrated why he should not be extradited, as
you, as a typical American have him decided GUILTY already without
seeing and hearing all the ACTUAL  evidence. not just the rhetoric the
politicians want the media to tell you about, so he has no chance of
fair trial.




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