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LEESBURG, Va. - A man convicted in the nation’s first felony case against illegal spamming was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for bombarding Internet users with millions of junk e-mails.
Maybe our mailboxes will be a little safer :rolleyes:
I'm glad they're showing they won't put up with spam, but 9 years. :ohmy: Holy crap!
There's alot of people out there who do a hell of a lot worse things and got off with a slap on the wrist basically. This throws the whole system out of whack. If you had a list for the seriousness of crimes I'm sure most would have spamming near the bottom. I know I would, but if it gets 9 years in prison what the hell do the crimes at the top of the list get?. I just think it throws the whole punishment system out of whack. It just doesn't fit the system that's in place.
that all just seems ridiculous to me.
hell, I get real junk mail all the time, and nobody gets arrested for that.
/me doesn't see what the big deal is, as people that get a lot of spam are usually mostly to blame, themselves.
Damn.Wonder what kind of time a hacker gets :ohmy:
Meh, it's far too lenient, I say.
They should have cut off his hands.
And his nose.
they take away your license when you can't drive, why not just take away his internet ?? :blink:
Haha! He learned his lesson! Nine years? Jesus thats alot of time in the slammer. Don't drop the soap.
lol...9 yrs for spamming, that's cruel!Quote:
Originally Posted by RPerry
Damn, 9 years, that's harsh. Oh well, no one likes a spammer.
wow 9 years.... that guy is gonna get raped in jail...