Japan's Alleged Death Threat-Making, Cat-Hacking Programmer Says He's Innocent 69
Daniel_Stuckey writes "Inside the memory card in the cat's collar, authorities found a resentful message criticizing the police along with versions of the virus (iesys.exe) used to carry out the threat messages, which were made remotely, through other people's computers. If you hadn't heard about the story in the news, you'd be forgiven for confusing it with the plot of a Haruki Murakami novel. In Tokyo District Court Wednesday, the former employee of a Japanese IT company wore a black suit, a wide smile, and pleaded not guilty to 10 charges brought against him. The Japan Times explained the string of threats were directed at 'schools and kindergartens attended by the Emperor Akihito's grandchildren,' as well as a Japan Airlines jet headed for New York. The plane had to stop mid-flight, costing the airline ¥9.75 million (about $93,000)."
Re:"The plane had to stop mid-flight" (Score:2, Insightful)
This is Japan we're talking about. They are way ahead of other nations in technology.
Re:If he's really innocent he should confess (Score:2, Insightful)
Or phrased another way, the U.S. 12% acquittal rate is 40x more favorable than Japan's 0.3% acquittal rate.
O brave new world / that has such creatures in't. (Score:4, Insightful)
We have the highest incarceration rate in the world, and you're arguing that not enough people are being jailed? Poverty is causally linked to crime! Assault, rape, and robbery have been in decline for years, and prison sentences have been lengthening.
It should be a surprise to no one that statistics on the income level of incoming prisoners [wordpress.com] are heavily biased towards the lowest levels of income. Income statistics for released felons [historyisaweapon.com] are even worse. [urban.org] We stigmatize prison to such a degree that it destroys people's ability to earn a living afterwards, and you wonder why we have a >60% recidivision rate. [wikipedia.org] Our "corrections system" is fundamentally broken, and by all measures worsening. Isn't prison supposed to prevent people from returning to a life of crime?
I am appalled at your ignorance, and the idea of a higher incarceration rate is vile. If you have no human compassion, have at least the sense to see when a solution isn't working.