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> Seems like his mental conditions (...) should have been enough to have the request denied. No, not because of that. There's this thing called “jurisdiction”,
by catnaroek 10y ago
> Seems like his mental conditions (...) should have been enough to have the request denied.
No, not because of that. There's this thing called “jurisdiction”, and countries have it over their own territory, but not that of others. The US should sue him in the UK, and try to get him sent to prison in the UK.
- blackbagboys 10y agoThe U.S. absolutely has jurisdiction over crimes committed against computer systems within its territory. Why would you think U.S. law enforcement does not have jurisdiction over a criminal who committed crimes against U.S. property and persons located in U.S. territory? I see comments like this one in a lot of threads involving prosecutions - off the cuff statements that "well, it FEELS like things should work this way, rather than the way they actually do." If you're not an expert on the legal issues at hand, perhaps consider refraining from making these types of comments.