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Who defines criminal behaviour? And why is criminal behaviour always placed on the little guy when companies can always get the leeway of claiming ignorance?
by Viker 9y ago
Who defines criminal behaviour? And why is criminal behaviour always placed on the little guy when companies can always get the leeway of claiming ignorance?
- criddell 9y ago> Who defines criminal behavior? We do.
- passwordreset 9y agoThe hell you do.
- masukomi 9y agoactually.. no. we do. We do it by proxy via our elected officials but our elected officials are supposed to follow the wishes of their constituents. They're the ones who create the laws that define criminal behavior. The courts use and refine those laws... but ultimately, yes the definition of criminal behavior is the result of the will of the populace.
- heisenbit 9y agoVerelox is certainly not a major player in this space - aren't they little guys? How many little shops rely on Verelox - aren't they little guys? How many end customers depend on services that depend on Verelox - you know someone like you - aren't they the little guys?
- keithpeter 9y ago"Who defines criminal behaviour?" The police/prosecuting agency in the country where the company is based I imagine. That appears to be Holland [1] [1] https://www.ripe.net/membership/indices/data/us.verelox.html https://www.ripe.net/membership/indices/data/us.verelox.html The fact that it was an ex-administrator does suggest foul play as opposed to a mistake compounded with poor backup processes. We shall have to see how the story pans out.
- vsl 9y agoNetherlands and no, the police doesn't define what is criminal - the PARLIAMENT, ie the law-creating body, does.
- keithpeter 9y agoI should have been clearer: The police/prosecuting authorities will decide if the behaviour in this case was criminal and if there is enough evidence to bring charges under the law - the law(s) in question having been passed by Dutch Parliament. Thanks
- cbsmith 9y ago> Who defines criminal behaviour? Sigh. I can't believe we're going there on this one. Just so we're clear, you think that maybe the definition of criminal behaviour shouldn't include wiping out systems without the owner's consent? > And why is criminal behaviour always placed on the little guy when companies can always get the leeway of claiming ignorance? I don't know what you are talking about. Criminal behaviour is placed on the criminal... and ignorance of the law is not a defense.