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> getting a reduced sentence for having at least done some good. It seems like this is exactly what happened: > On 26 July, 2019, Hutchins was sentenced to time served and one year of supervised release.
Judges comments are included in this short documentary https://youtu.be/vveLaA-z3-o (from 21:26)
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Shouldn’t the system be set up to reward the good thing more than the bad thing when possible? If someone is in a position of power from doing bad things, how could you expect them to stop of their own volition?
One problem with rewarding an action is that humans are very good at gaming rules. For example, let's say I get X for donating to charity. I can for example setup my own charity, donate to it, pay myself all its income as salary and then just collect lot's of X. The US tax system is a perfect example of this I'd say.
cybersecurity professionals are the closest things to superheroes we have
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> how could you expect them to stop of their own volition? The threat of punishment ...? Your system encourage doing bad things when you are in a position of doing good things. If I discover a cure for cancer might as well rob a bank and kill my noisy neighbor just before publishing because I'll be pardoned
> The threat of punishment ...? if this is the only reason not to harm others, then you'll probably look for (and likely find) a way to harm others and avoid punishment.
It's a long piece, and quite interesting. Thanks for sharing @Malwaretech.
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the analogy is more like you had a concealed firearm with you and you shot a terrorist. although personally I think time served and probation seems about right.
In the UK we stop terrorists with Narwhal tusks https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/30/narwhal-tusk... What's more interesting on the "good deed - bad deed" ometer is > Among those who pinned down the attacker was James Ford, 42, who is also thought to have tried to save the life of a woman who had been stabbed. Ford was jailed for life in 2004 for the murder of 21-year-old Amanda Champion.
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Shouldn’t the system be set up to reward the good thing more than the bad thing when possible? If someone is in a position of power from doing bad things, how could you expect them to stop of their own volition?
One problem with rewarding an action is that humans are very good at gaming rules. For example, let's say I get X for donating to charity. I can for example setup my own charity, donate to it, pay myself all its income as salary and then just collect lot's of X. The US tax system is a perfect example of this I'd say.
But the charity you setup would shelter your assets better than any prenup or other asset planning (or lack thereof) when you divorce your spouse
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One problem with rewarding an action is that humans are very good at gaming rules. For example, let's say I get X for donating to charity. I can for example setup my own charity, donate to it, pay myself all its income as salary and then just collect lot's of X. The US tax system is a perfect example of this I'd say.
Not really any benefit from that But the charity you setup would shelter your assets better than any prenup or other asset planning (or lack thereof) when you divorce your spouse
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Not really any benefit from that But the charity you setup would shelter your assets better than any prenup or other asset planning (or lack thereof) when you divorce your spouse
I am not a lawyer but I'm guessing a judge would look pretty badly on doing this too obviously.
So it wouldn't matter what a single judge thought in lower court, if you were compliant.