If he were really that concerned about prison sentences, would he have done this to begin with? Not being snarky, that's a real question. I don't know the mind

If he were really that concerned about prison sentences, would he have done this to begin with? Not being snarky, that's a real question. I don't know the minds and rationale of hackers. I generally get the impression hackers honestly feel they're invincible, until they get caught. Maybe that's a misperception though.