Alleged eBay Hacker Goofs up and Goes to Jail 669
juliao writes "SecurityFocus is reporting that alleged eBay hacker Jerome Heckenkamp was jailed after his first solo court appearance."
It's pretty funny actually, stuff like challenging the indictment on the
grounds that they typed his name in all capital letters, demanding to immediately testify (even tho they were only there to schedule the trial), threatening the judge and so on. He would know better if he watched a couple episodes of Law & Order. Note that I base all court proceedings on the wisdom of Sam Watterston.
Mind-Altering Substances? (Score:3, Insightful)
Jesus Christ, Taco, LEARN TO SPELL (Score:-1, Insightful)
"Challenging", "grounds", "though", "there", "Sam Waterston".
Idiot...
Simply Sad (Score:3, Insightful)
or he is going for an insaniy plea
he did manage to menauver the judge into saying
"The comments that you are making to the court lead me to suspect that either you are playing games with the court, or you're experiencing a serious lack of judgment."
its only a hop skip and a jump from there to have the judge decide that he ALWAYS shows a lack of judgement, and its a medical condition.
he will have to take lithium forever, but at least he wont do hard time. (again)
All I can say is... (Score:1, Insightful)
After behaving like that, he deserves whatever he gets.
Dumb Idea (Score:5, Insightful)
What's the stupidest thing a person can do when placed under arrest? Not demand to talk to your lawyer or have one appointed. What's the stupidest thing you can do after that? Not allow your attorney to do his or her job.
/.ers--if you get arrested, keep your mouth shut unless you have your attorney beside you. Let them take care of everything. And no matter what, don't ever think that you can properly defend yourself in court--it's called being railroaded for a reason. This guy's about to get the maximum sentence possible when he really could have gotten off with a slap on the wrist. Dumb.
What is the very first thing that a rich, savy lawyer would do if he were arrested? Get the best darned attorney to represent him that he can afford. But why not represent himself, I mean--the accused is a lawyer, too. Well, when you're a defendant, your job is to help your attorney and keep yourself from doing stupid things like this kid has. It's your attorney's job to handle all the legal matters.
Future note to all
Must...Hack..Out..Of..Bag....Must...Defend..Self.. (Score:2, Insightful)
I wish I had a tape of that day. *cringe*
you've gotta play the game (Score:4, Insightful)
Proof that being Computer Smart isn't "smart" (Score:3, Insightful)
Hollywood is who convinces the public otherwise, showing hackers to be... computer experts, spyware experts, banking experts, encryption experts, wear designer clothing, able to run a 4second 40yard dash, and swoon woman like the latest Hollywood star.
The rest of know that most people who hack do so because they don't have the attention span to hold down real jobs, don't have the skills to interact with a team of people on a face to face basis, and couldn't get a date unless they had money.
Then again, maybe Hollywood is right, and only the dumb ones get caught.
How about that father? (Score:5, Insightful)
In a telephone interview after the appearance, Heckenkamp's father, Thomas Heckenkamp, said his son is only trying to protect his rights . "They've overstepped their bounds, and they're keeping him from defending himself," he said.
What an idiot. My first thought was, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
Federal Judges: Be VERY VERY Careful !!!!!!!!! (Score:4, Insightful)
Federal Judges are appointed by the President and approved by the senate. We have a lot of unfilled judgeships because it takes so long to put through the appointments. Congress, the President, the Supremes, the FBI, INS, and basically The Entire Federal Bureaucracy know many of their names personally and like to be in their good graces. They Get Things Done and they Dispense Justice to BAD GUYS.
I know, they probably eat cheesburgers and fart like the rest of us, but it's a very BAD thing to piss them off. These kind of courtroom stunts will get you put in small rooms with Bad Guys and your anatomy will never be the same.
"Don't play games with these guys! They can lock you up in a room and throw away the Room!" -Lithgow in 'Manhattan Project'.
The idiot forgot... (Score:3, Insightful)
... that there are seven versions of every story in court.
And the only one that actually matters:
You know why judges find people guilty of contempt of court? It's because they can. If you or I could lock people up for contempt of us we'd need a heck of a lot more prisons. Dumb doesn't begin to sum this guy up. Perhaps he's trying to cop a diminished responsibility plea, or perhaps he genuinely doesn't understand that you don't kick the biggest kid in school in the pants then start reading the constitution at him.
85 years is out of control,murder is 5 years (Score:1, Insightful)
and what did he do , hack some companies
whoopee, a human life is far more important than a website of company, the people who have sentenced this guy should be in Jail for obstruction of justice
Re:Proof that being Computer Smart isn't "smart" (Score:5, Insightful)
Being 23 myself, and having significant mathematical and technical skills myself, I have always struggled with the challenges of fitting in socially with those whose interests differ from my own.
When people dismiss your knowledge and make fun of you for it, the way I see it there are 3 possible outcomes:
1) You let it roll off your back since you can't please everyone all the time anyway.
2) You become arrogant and dismiss anyone who you view as 'less intellignet' or 'not worthy of my time'.
3) You learn to communicate with everyone on their own terms, the same way that most successful professionals do.
#1 might be the easiest, but it never worked for me because I'm too sensitive. #3 is my choice, because it earns me a lot more respect.
#2 is obviously the way this kid went, and I really feel sorry for him, because that is the road to bitterness. He's probably working himself up to a frenzy right now because he can't stand all those 'idiots.' Which is hypocrisy because he isn't even able to understand the basic tenets of respectful human interaction. It's sad to think that someone who supposedly values intelligence, doesn't value all the collective knowledge that society has about all kinds of topics. This kind of arrogance would seem to be chosen against by evolution in any period of history except the last few generations...
Schizophrenic? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:He needs to try the Chewbacca defense (Score:2, Insightful)
-aiabx
Re:Shower scene (Score:5, Insightful)
Stop Prisoner Rape [spr.org]
Re:New slashdot poll (Score:5, Insightful)
America, America, God shed his grace on thee...
Why is rape tolerated, other than it's amusing for good citizens to think about?
I mean really, is it too much to have the right to not contract AIDS as a prison bonus?
Back on the thread, this kid was an idiot. But the punishment for being stupid shouldn't be rape. But it will be, won't it?
Re:Why is everyone taking this as a joke? (Score:2, Insightful)
Becase, bluntly put, this guy is an idiot.
Mitnick got railroaded. But he kept his head, and didn't look like a moron.
Sklyarov got busted for breaking an immoral law, of which he was innocent.
This guy is a moron. He ditched one of the finest lawyers he could get, because she didn't "get it"
if I was innocent and my lawyer told me to plead guilty or go to jail, I'd start looking for new representation too.
Yeah, and what if you're guilty?
The lawyer basically said "they have you dead to rights - there is no way you can win this." He should have 'fessed up, instead of acting like a moron (trying to get out on a technicality - which is really an urban myth - qualifies him as a moron.)
Re:85 years is out of control,murder is 5 years (Score:3, Insightful)
I think you would be very hard pressed to find a murder conviction go anywhere near the 5 year mark. 7 maybe, on a Murder 3 count but today that would be hard pressed. Manslaughter on the other hand...
We're not taking his life away either, he's being punished for his actions. He is still perfectly free to live and breath, just inside bars. His choice, he made the choice to do the crime so I have no pity for him when he is getting raped by a bald guy named Bubba while security guards cheer in the background.
Re:The capital letters issue (Score:2, Insightful)
Belief in the absurd doesn't make it true.
Re:you've gotta play the game (Score:2, Insightful)
No. We are talking about a 22 year old man who is acting like a kid. He can buy beer, join the army, vote, and drive a car.
He's an adult, and should be treated as such.