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The UK has The Computer Misuse Act (1990), which quite adequately covers the allegations made against Mr McKinnon. Whether or not he has Asperger Syndrome, or i
by junto 14y ago
The UK has The Computer Misuse Act (1990), which quite adequately covers the allegations made against Mr McKinnon. Whether or not he has Asperger Syndrome, or is potentially suicidal is irrelevant with regards to his extradition in my opinion. He should not be extradited to the US for a crime that took place on British soil.
The evidence should be presented to the UK Crown Prosecution Service and they should decide whether or not it is in the public interest to try Mr McKinnon in a court of law in front of a jury of his peers.
If damages are owed, then Mr McKinnon should be required to make amends and serve any prison time should he be found guilty.
The US should be simply a party claiming criminal damages, in the same way that a British yob might smash the car window of a diplomatic vehicle owned by the United States also on British territory.
If Mr McKinnon is extradited, then the British people need to seriously question the validity of their sovereignty.
- meaty 14y agoWe already question the validity of our sovereignty. Unfortunately that brands us as "terrorists". The media here is still in a "terrorism" frenzy.
- kokey 14y agoI believe North Korea agrees with you, if one of their citizens set off UK nuclear missiles to attack UK targets, they would prefer to be tried in a North Korean court. You should respect their sovereignty ;-) Just to be clear, I don't believe the punishment the US has in mind for him is fair and in proportion for his crimes. That said, if you use a hacking tool on purpose to target the US military from your home computer, it's also not going to get much sympathy from me.
- junto 14y agoCriminal damage is slightly different to killing millions of people, especially if that act is undertaken by a state.