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"Since Higinio's parole officer doesn't want Kylie acting as a middle-man between Higinio and the Internet, for larger batches of code he is forced to actually

by malka 12y ago

"Since Higinio's parole officer doesn't want Kylie acting as a middle-man between Higinio and the Internet, for larger batches of code he is forced to actually print the code out and mail it to his boss, who then has someone else type it up." So stupid.

pascalmemories 12y ago
Indeed stupid. But in the US, parole officers see their role to add additional punishment through threats and inserting petty and vindictive 'rules' into the lives of released prisoners in order to reinforce their authority and express the displeasure of the authorities. There are countless examples of people being returned to prison for trivial and even made up violations of parole - remember private prison is big business in America with lots of money to be made from returning people to prison (and sending them there in the first place). Other countries see parole officers tasked with helping ex-prisoners return to society and keeping them out of trouble through support and assistance. Often parole officers are social workers or psychologists specializing in dealing with ex-offenders. A return to prison is seen as a failure of the parole officer rather than of the prisoner.
- rayiner 12y ago
  > remember private prison is big business in America with lots of money to be made from returning people to prison (and sending them there in the first place). Less than 10% of U.S. prisoners are in privately-managed prisons, and it's a very recent phenomenon (the number was negligible in the 1990's). For profit-prisons are an opportunistic reaction to the pettiness and vindictiveness of the prison culture that grew out of the "tough on crime" movements of the 1980's and 1990's. They aren't responsible for the culture.
  - pyre 12y ago
    > They aren't responsible for the culture. While this is true, they have a profit-motive to support it, which means that there is now a contingent of lobbyists throwing money around to keep things the way that they are (or even worse, force them in an even more extreme direction).
  - pascalmemories 12y ago
    > For profit-prisons are an opportunistic reaction Are you sure about that ? 2,000 incarcerated children would disagree. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/07/juvenille-judges-cash-detention-centre http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/07/juvenille-judge...
- vorg 12y ago
  Not just private prisons but all prisons in the US. There's lots of jobs to be created from sending people to prison. When over 1% of the US adult population is in prison or lockup, this entrenches itself into American society as a "prison-industrial complex".
dfxm12 12y ago
Why can't he just mail the USB drive? This part of the story doesn't add up...
- deleted 12y ago
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- drzaiusapelord 12y ago
  Probably to win over the public by coming up with bizarre scenarios. Look at how many HN'ers think he shouldn't be punished. If you want to hack, you should deal with the consequences. I don't see any problem here. Part of parole is continued punishment and to see if the person is serious about being a good citizen or not.
  - nickysielicki 12y ago
    > If you want to hack, you should deal with the consequences. w0rmer got caught because he forgot to strip exif data from the bottom of one of his leaks. He had his girlfriend take her tits out with a sign saying, "You got pwned by w0rmer" and that was that. I couldn't disagree more that he deserves to be punished. He doxxed some police officers because of police brutality. Stop fearing 'hacking', and start realizing it's one of the few things where citizens are on equal grounding with our government. He didn't cause any damage, besides making some police officers feel uncomfortable... Yet probably not as uncomfortable as their victims. Each and every one of these idiot hackers willing to risk their livelihood and families for a little civil disobedience should be celebrated for the martyrs they are.
    - lfowles 12y ago
      > Each and every one of these idiot hackers willing to risk their livelihood and families for a little civil disobedience should be celebrated for the martyrs they are. Reading TFA, it seems he's now unwilling to risk his livelihood and family now that he knows the consequences.
      - 12y ago

by malka 12y ago

pascalmemories 12y ago

Indeed stupid. But in the US, parole officers see their role to add additional punishment through threats and inserting petty and vindictive 'rules' into the lives of released prisoners in order to reinforce their authority and express the displeasure of the authorities. There are countless examples of people being returned to prison for trivial and even made up violations of parole - remember private prison is big business in America with lots of money to be made from returning people to prison (and sending them there in the first place). Other countries see parole officers tasked with helping ex-prisoners return to society and keeping them out of trouble through support and assistance. Often parole officers are social workers or psychologists specializing in dealing with ex-offenders. A return to prison is seen as a failure of the parole officer rather than of the prisoner.

rayiner 12y ago
> remember private prison is big business in America with lots of money to be made from returning people to prison (and sending them there in the first place). Less than 10% of U.S. prisoners are in privately-managed prisons, and it's a very recent phenomenon (the number was negligible in the 1990's). For profit-prisons are an opportunistic reaction to the pettiness and vindictiveness of the prison culture that grew out of the "tough on crime" movements of the 1980's and 1990's. They aren't responsible for the culture.
- pyre 12y ago
  > They aren't responsible for the culture. While this is true, they have a profit-motive to support it, which means that there is now a contingent of lobbyists throwing money around to keep things the way that they are (or even worse, force them in an even more extreme direction).
- pascalmemories 12y ago
  > For profit-prisons are an opportunistic reaction Are you sure about that ? 2,000 incarcerated children would disagree. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/07/juvenille-judges-cash-detention-centre http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/07/juvenille-judge...
vorg 12y ago
Not just private prisons but all prisons in the US. There's lots of jobs to be created from sending people to prison. When over 1% of the US adult population is in prison or lockup, this entrenches itself into American society as a "prison-industrial complex".

dfxm12 12y ago

Why can't he just mail the USB drive? This part of the story doesn't add up...

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drzaiusapelord 12y ago
Probably to win over the public by coming up with bizarre scenarios. Look at how many HN'ers think he shouldn't be punished. If you want to hack, you should deal with the consequences. I don't see any problem here. Part of parole is continued punishment and to see if the person is serious about being a good citizen or not.
- nickysielicki 12y ago
  > If you want to hack, you should deal with the consequences. w0rmer got caught because he forgot to strip exif data from the bottom of one of his leaks. He had his girlfriend take her tits out with a sign saying, "You got pwned by w0rmer" and that was that. I couldn't disagree more that he deserves to be punished. He doxxed some police officers because of police brutality. Stop fearing 'hacking', and start realizing it's one of the few things where citizens are on equal grounding with our government. He didn't cause any damage, besides making some police officers feel uncomfortable... Yet probably not as uncomfortable as their victims. Each and every one of these idiot hackers willing to risk their livelihood and families for a little civil disobedience should be celebrated for the martyrs they are.
  - lfowles 12y ago
    > Each and every one of these idiot hackers willing to risk their livelihood and families for a little civil disobedience should be celebrated for the martyrs they are. Reading TFA, it seems he's now unwilling to risk his livelihood and family now that he knows the consequences.
    - 12y ago