Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
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Re: Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
What he did was illegal . Not just non-neurotypical. You saying something isn't illegal. You're not going to be put in prison (or a hospital) for life for saying something. I see in your other post that you think hacking businesses may be completely justified. That's fine; you can think that. But you understand that there are laws against it, right? And you can expect the laws to be enforced, whether or not you perso…
Yes, illegal, but so is parking in a no stopping zone. Not making excuses for him, but I have a strong reaction to the phrase “sentenced to life” seems like the dead end of a life. Because a video got leaked. Rehab isn’t an option? I'm not a cybersecurity guy (“non-computational life sciences” guy) but seems kid the kid is pretty talented at something.
> Because a video got leaked.
You should read the article, the video leak has absolutely no bearing on the sentencing. He was part of a hacking group that ransomed the major telcos, and when arrested was violent.
He is currently being held for his and other people's safety, the sentence for life is "until doctors feel he is no longer a violent risk to the public".
Re: Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I believe I understand what you mean -- many autistic folks I know have a very specific sense of right and wrong and if something is wrong, it's wrong . If something needs addressed, it needs addressed . And if the "wrong" thing is wrong in a fascist country it's a danger that you would not be able to stop yourself from speaking out about it or worse, not know it "wasn't OK to talk about" while all the neurotypicals…
Yes that's exactly what I'm afraid of
Fascist country neurodivergent resident: what OP said about neurotypical oppression absolutely happens and on a wide scale.
Re: Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
#34Gone to the asylum, department mi6.. He's gonna hack russians now.
Re: Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
#35This is an example of why an 'insanity plea' isn't generally a good idea: if you committed a crime and it's judged to be caused by mental illness, you're liable to be locked up indefinitely.
Re: Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
#36[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38723309
Duplicate "dupe" comment, was already posted 5 hours before this comment, here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38728311
Re: Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
He's not crazy. He's autistic. That makes him very valuable (as can be seen from his exploits). If you can work out what makes him tick, you have yourself a very powerful weapon.
Exploits? >Lapsus$ uses a variety of attack vectors, including social engineering, MFA fatigue, SIM swapping,[6] and targeting suppliers
Exploit
DEED, ACT especially : a notable, memorable, or heroic act
Re: Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, illegal, but so is parking in a no stopping zone. Not making excuses for him, but I have a strong reaction to the phrase “sentenced to life” seems like the dead end of a life. Because a video got leaked. Rehab isn’t an option? I'm not a cybersecurity guy (“non-computational life sciences” guy) but seems kid the kid is pretty talented at something.
> Because a video got leaked. You should read the article, the video leak has absolutely no bearing on the sentencing. He was part of a hacking group that ransomed the major telcos, and when arrested was violent. He is currently being held for his and other people's safety, the sentence for life is "until doctors feel he is no longer a violent risk to the public".
Was it violent, or did he have a normal autistic reaction to the shitty things police do when they're on a mission?
Every autistic interaction I've ever seen with police has ended up with the police making some obvious mistake that made it impossible for the autistic person to react "properly". They always say confusing things, and they bark their orders over and over really fast so you can't think straight and thus can't follow their orders fast enough. You make one "wrong" step and they think it's okay to start touching you, something that makes many autistic folks involuntarily react in ways that can seem violent but often aren't violent at all.
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#39Re: Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Because a video got leaked. You should read the article, the video leak has absolutely no bearing on the sentencing. He was part of a hacking group that ransomed the major telcos, and when arrested was violent. He is currently being held for his and other people's safety, the sentence for life is "until doctors feel he is no longer a violent risk to the public".
Was it violent, or did he have a normal autistic reaction to the shitty things police do when they're on a mission? Every autistic interaction I've ever seen with police has ended up with the police making some obvious mistake that made it impossible for the autistic person to react "properly". They always say confusing things, and they bark their orders over and over really fast so you can't think straight and thus…
You seem American.
Here in the UK we take this seriously. Yes, police are actually trained.