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I will definitely sleep easier at night knowing that I better always agree with the government, no matter how corrupt it gets.
The US government's system of justice seems increasingly opaque, arbitrary, and solely for the purpose of maintaining the status quo and those already in power. Meanwhile, much worse crimes by those in power such as torture go unpunished.
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Sure 5 < 100, but does that somehow change the morality of what's being done here?
That he threatened federal agent(s)? That he knowingly claimed to be part of a [mostly] criminal hacking group? That he knowingly and willfully obstructed an investigation? He did stupid, illegal things, and honestly it sounds like he got off pretty light, to me.
God forbid journalists protect their sources.
The US government's system of justice seems increasingly opaque, arbitrary, and solely for the purpose of maintaining the status quo and those already in power. Meanwhile, much worse crimes by those in power such as torture go unpunished.
-Voltaire
Does he not get any credit for time served in jail pre-trial [1] or is the 28 being subtracted 1-for-1?
In the Canadian criminal law code you get time-and-a-half for time served in jail so he'd only have 26 months in prison vs the 48 stated here. Historically it was often 2-for-1 of time served pre-trial which in this case would have mean only 12 additional months in prison.
In America I believe it is up to the judge to provide 'credit' during sentencing and there is no pre-defined ratio.
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That he threatened federal agent(s)? That he knowingly claimed to be part of a [mostly] criminal hacking group? That he knowingly and willfully obstructed an investigation? He did stupid, illegal things, and honestly it sounds like he got off pretty light, to me.
Have you heard his "threats" against federal agents? God forbid journalists protect their sources. https://wikileaks.org/Assange-statement-on-the.html
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The thing that bothers me is he's being sentenced for "aiding" LulzSec and "obstruction" of justice by reporting on and re-tweeting information about their hacking spree. This is the same LulzSec that was being secretly run by the FBI via their turncoat, Sabu, during some of LulzSec's highest profile hacks (such as the Stratfor hack) Also, in addition to his 5 year imprisonment, he's been ordered to pay nearly $900,0…
So, he plead guilty to these charges, that's why he's being sentenced for them. He chose not to take his chances and make those arguments.
There's no justice here. It's just an exercise in power in order to send a message.
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So, he plead guilty to these charges, that's why he's being sentenced for them. He chose not to take his chances and make those arguments.
My guess is he plead guilty under advisement his case was hopeless. There's a significant likelihood evidence necessary to aide his case is locked away deep inside the FBI. A very a la NSA illegal wiretaps putting people in prison under guise of "confidential informant".
This guy pled guilty. Maybe it was due to fear of courts handling tech cases, or maybe it was due to the fact that there was a large amount of evidence that he committed a crime that was not simply reporting.