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What a weird angle. Most people reading the title are going to think this is about some computer tomfoolery, not violence.
by kristofferR 7y ago
What a weird angle.
Most people reading the title are going to think this is about some computer tomfoolery, not violence.
- np_tedious 7y agoI can confirm. I thought exactly that until I read it
- criddell 7y agoYeah, I don't think it was the plotting that got him 14 years, it was: > Hopkins put the firearm against the victim’s head and ordered him to follow the directions on the demand note. Hopkins then pistol whipped the victim several times in the head.
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- traderjane 7y agoNo, Hopkins got 20 years. "Polo" got 14. It should've been the other way around because Polo was the one who exercised leadership in the crime.
- wayoutthere 7y agoThe title intentionally makes it sound like the 14 years is an overreaction, so that your reaction is "wtf" and you click on the link. It also buries the fact that the victim managed to wrestle the gun away and kill his attacker (who was the cousin of the man sentenced to 14 years in prison). So yeah, he wasn't sentenced to 14 years for stealing a domain; he was sentenced to 14 years for concocting a criminal scheme that got his cousin killed. Which isn't quite as juicy as the mental image of some Instagram bro kidnapping and shooting some rando (the victim was shot in the leg during the struggle).
- ne0flex 7y agoAfter looking into the case a little more, it appears that Hopkins actually survived [1]. He was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. [1]https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/cedar-rapids-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-pistol-whipping-shooting-man-in-extortion-attempt-to-gain-ownership-of-internet-domain-20180613 https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/cedar-...
- ashleyn 7y agoIt's less "computer fraud and misuse", and more of an armed robbery.