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LulzSec brought down by own leader

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Re: LulzSec brought down by own leader

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Working with the FBI for the lulz?

for the lulz indeed. What a dick, though..

How can anyone with a tiny bit of intelligence claim that he did any wrongdoing by helping the FBI?

This does not imply that helping law enforcement is always ethical. In this case, helping law enforcement take down these criminals is not a "dick move".

Re: LulzSec brought down by own leader

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I wonder what will happen to Sabu after this?

Probably lots of phone calls, some random unsolicited pizza appearing on his doorstep, and all kinds of slander on every chan board ever made. Oh, you mean IRL? Dunno. You'd think they'd have cut him a deal for helping them out.

You've got it wrong. Typical chan-goers don't give a shit about Lulzsec and where they do the opinion ranges from tepid to disdain. This is especially true of the one notorious for pizzas and phone calls.

If there's any kind of response to this news it will most likely be mocking.

Re: LulzSec brought down by own leader

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

for the lulz indeed. What a dick, though..

How can anyone with a tiny bit of intelligence claim that he did any wrongdoing by helping the FBI? This does not imply that helping law enforcement is always ethical. In this case, helping law enforcement take down these criminals is not a "dick move".

You seem to be implying that assisting law enforcement is always ethical. It's not, just like breaking the law is not necessarily unethical.

Re: LulzSec brought down by own leader

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This article claims billions of dollars in damage. If this is what the FBI is saying, they are wrong. Lulzsec damages don't even approach a million dollars, most likely. Billions of dollars is how much money it costs to do things like provide universal health care for a small state. The FBI should investigate real cases and not treat a bunch of merry pranksters like they're a bunch of super terrorists.

Re: LulzSec brought down by own leader

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post #13
post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can anyone with a tiny bit of intelligence claim that he did any wrongdoing by helping the FBI? This does not imply that helping law enforcement is always ethical. In this case, helping law enforcement take down these criminals is not a "dick move".

You seem to be implying that assisting law enforcement is always ethical. It's not, just like breaking the law is not necessarily unethical.

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Re: LulzSec brought down by own leader

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This article claims billions of dollars in damage. If this is what the FBI is saying, they are wrong. Lulzsec damages don't even approach a million dollars, most likely. Billions of dollars is how much money it costs to do things like provide universal health care for a small state. The FBI should investigate real cases and not treat a bunch of merry pranksters like they're a bunch of super terrorists.

Review all of the unjustified attacks LulzSec was responsible for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LulzSec

Easily in the millions.

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