Lauri Love case: Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal

[terrym]

Here's another Marmite thread.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42946540
Should he be extradited for trial in the US?
Should he stand trial in the UK?
Or should he be let off with a police caution?
If is is relevant it is said he has Asbergers Syndrome and suffers from depression.
I'll wager his actions have already cost the UK tax payer a pile of dosh.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

My view is - If you don't want to do the time don't do the crime, he should have been extradited.

 

[simon12]

My 1st thoughts are we need to stream line the process for this and we should give the guy a job at MI5

 

[Dexter101]

As someone who has recently had my blog hacked I am in a bad mood about Hackers in general.

I don't get the argument he won't get a fair trial in the states... on what grounds? Surely if the evidence is there he did it, hes guilty?

I am sympathetic of the fact he has Aspergers, and I think this could be taken into consideration when sentencing perhaps with a lifetime ban from computers, except for work purposes and then sign him up to GCHQ.

 

[aamcle]

MI5 Errr NO He got caught!!!​

He did the crime and the US is willing to pay for the trial and for his jail time this seem like a good deal for the UK.

aamcle

 

[Dutto]

It's a bit like the "Death Penalty" Thread.

• IF the alleged crime is a crime in the UK and the USA.
• IF the punishment for the crime is identical in the UK and the USA.
  
• IF the person is mentally and physically fit enough to stand trial.
• IF the person is probably guilty as decided by a UK Judge on evidence provided by both UK and USA authorities.
• IF the person knew that what they were doing was against both UK and USA Law.
• IF the person is guaranteed a fair and unbiased trial in the USA.
• IF the person is guaranteed competent legal protection in the USA.

Then OF COURSE they should be extradited, but that's a lot of IF's.

In response to a statement that contained the word "IF" my Dad would invariably respond "Aye, and if **** were butter we'd all be spreading it on our toast!"

 

[Clint]

If some lad sitting in his bedroom in the UK can hack into the likes of the Pentagon or the FBI or some other big wigs .....they need to get their **** sorted ....and admit they weren't good enough and stop trying to kill a fly with a hammer. ....you can bet if he hacked them the Russians, Korea, China and all their dogs have as well...secret my arse....

 

[MrRook]

Aspergers: a get out of jail free card?
I have a touch of Aspergers and it would never occur to me to use that as a reason to get away with a crime.

 

[Dutto]

Aspergers: a get out of jail free card?
I have a touch of Aspergers and it would never occur to me to use that as a reason to get away with a crime.

Whoa there! He hasn't been extradited. That's a different situation altogether.

Personally, I think I would prefer to be extradited to one of Trump's "shitholes" than face certain conviction for embarrassing USA Government Agencies!

 

[Clint]

That' the jist of it...they've chucked their dummy out because they've been done over by Joe blogs....usually they would have sent a load of knuckle heads in humvees to collect him with apache helicopters as back up....