Defending Harsh Sentences for Spammers 633
BMcWilliams writes "Russell McGuire, one of the government lawyers who prosecuted spammer Jeremy Jaynes, has published an article justifying the tough sentence recommended by a Virginia jury. He writes, 'the defense attorney argued that greed cuts both ways and the victims got what they deserved because they were trying to get rich quick. Needless to say, this did not go over well with the jury.' Still, the eye-popping 9-year sentence has even some ardent anti-spammers wondering whether 'proportionality is becoming a completely forgotten concept.'"
first post? (Score:5, Funny)
Also consider (Score:5, Funny)
Last week my neighbour's brat rang my door bell then ran away.
I demand at least 5 years in prison as it's not the first time he did that and I'm not the only victim.
Re:Contribute to ridiclulous levels of spam (Score:1, Funny)
9 *hard* years... (Score:2, Funny)
"Come here bitch, i've got something for you"
I still have a question.. (Score:2, Funny)
Real solution (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wasting other people's resources (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Also consider (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Zoo mentality (Score:3, Funny)
So we're in agreement. Kill them.
(I'm in a gentle mood today, and suggest suffocation by weighing down their rib cages with pallets of a certain trademarked potted meat product. My motivation isn't revenge, it's the pay-per-view revenue as they wheeze out their last words as the CO2 panic sets in and the cameramen zoom in on a 3-pane view of their eyes bugging out, and fingers and toes wiggling in frantic panicked futility.)
Re:Proprotionality (Score:3, Funny)
death by 280 million paper cuts.
I've got an almost new ream of 120g/sm, and I'm prepared to share it.
FP.
Re:Proprotionality (Score:2, Funny)
erect a gallows and publicly hang 'em high
Must...not...make...viagra jokes
Re:Zoo mentality (Score:3, Funny)
OK, Death Penalty for every offense, including speeding tickets! It's not cruel, because they don't suffer. It's not unusual, because it happens millions of times a year.
This is the kind of "compassionate conservatism" that we can all look forward to. I can't wait.