To be frank, I believe this is one of the factors driving people with such skills into black-hat hacking. If they're going to get slammed for using their skills

To be frank, I believe this is one of the factors driving people with such skills into black-hat hacking. If they're going to get slammed for using their skills, they may as well get paid in the process. It's a damn shame such political dinosaurs have such a major impact in hacking.