
By Martin Brampton
Published: Tuesday 02 November 2004
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Name
Patrick
Location
England
Occupation
internet programmer
Comment
"Some people want to see more virus writers sent to jail for long periods. The damage they cause can be substantial. But are they really such a threat to society that we should feel justified in locking them up? "
if someone breaks into your house, defecates in your bedroom, rips apart your furniture and then carves their name on your kitchen table. should they be let off because you didn't have large enough lock on our front door? and should you thank them for showing us the error in your security?
"Some people want to see more virus writers sent t...
Patrick
So we shouldn't be naive and think that everyone w...
Adrian Lee
You don't need locks on your houses, you don't nee...
Nigel Perry
According to this idiot, because some capitalists ...
Anonymous
Door locks are a good analogy. If a company sold ...
John Foster
It's a crime plain and simple.
Yes, they shoul...
Steve
If I though that the consequnce of breaking into y...
John
It's criminal behavior that costs society at large...
RonB
If secure software with multi-functionality and in...
RonB
If society wants these kids off of the net making ...
anon
not only should they be locked up they should be b...
Anonymous
We've always punished young men for their antisoci...
Anonymous
Hello I am Charles Of Lamid Learning, i believe th...
Charles of Lamid Learning
While clearly breaking into a house or system and ...
Anonymous
Your article is incisive, insightful and indicativ...
Anonymous
I consider it as a crime. we should make internet ...
johnny k.
Don't send them to jail. Execute them. If you ra...
Anonymous
Execution seems to be a little extreme in this cas...
Anonymous
Everything about this article is silly
Of cours...
Jim Kirk
I like the idea of amputating fingers. That surely...
Anonymous
I think they should have to dismantle irreparable ...
Kairuka Tetsugara
Good points, well thought out. Perhaps the punishm...
Doug
The "benefit" should not be the foundation of the ...
Anonymous
Those who intentionally initiate outbreaks of viru...
Anonymous
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