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This feels like "a crime" with the gravity and social harm of a non life-threatening misdemeanor (that indeed should be fined), punished with a life-sentence of
by DrNosferatu 3y ago
This feels like "a crime" with the gravity and social harm of a non life-threatening misdemeanor (that indeed should be fined), punished with a life-sentence of hard labour.
If he is reincident, then the court should have ordered compulsory psychological treatment - this feels like outright cruelty.
Hasn't Canada signed modern Human Rights treaties?
And - can't he just declare bankruptcy (nevertheless still implies paying a few years of personal income) and reset his debt?
The story brings this to mind:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors%27_prison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors%27_prison
- voxic11 3y agoCriminal restitution cannot be discharged via bankruptcy (at least in the US, but I assume it works the same in Canada).
- ac29 3y ago> This feels like "a crime" with the gravity and social harm of a non life-threatening misdemeanor (that indeed should be fined), punished with a life-sentence of hard labour. Where did you get this from? The article says he served 14 months and was released. Maybe 14 months is too much, but its not a life sentence.
- ametrau 3y agoIt’s a metaphor.
- DrNosferatu 3y agoLife sentence having to payback (for the rest of his days - he's barely earning enough for rent) the millions Nintendo "lost".
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoI think this is the main problem. The number is basically arbitrary and impossible to prove that Nintendo “lost” that money from his actions.
- DrNosferatu 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_bondage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_bondage