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I think the real issue is that everyone (both Hacker News types and the public at large) has, up until now, been far too complacent about computer law and the j

I think the real issue is that everyone (both Hacker News types and the public at large) has, up until now, been far too complacent about computer law and the justice system in general. We should be making this much noise more often.

mpyne 14y ago
Computer law, absolutely. But I'd be careful about the untrained tinkering with the justice system. A lot of the "features" it now sports are due to even worse corruption in the past. IMHO the best fix that could be done with the justice system is to simply decriminalize many existing classifications of "crime" that are essentially minor and victimless. Even what little Aaron did caused more harm than someone smoking pot in their home or consensual sexting with their 1-year-younger girlfriend. But I can't overstress enough how all of these failings (computer crime, harsh sentences on negligible offenses) lie at the hands of the legislature at large, not the courts.