Hacker of Sarah Palin's e-mail found guilty - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Foda;21657014]wait 20 years in jail? really? or am I not understanding this right?[/QUOTE] or more if the retrial finds him guilty of the other charges

I hardly think he hoped to "derail" her campaign, she pretty much dug her own hole. If anything it's her own fault for being completely stupid with her security. From what I can tell all he did was guess the answer to the secret question for her email. Hell, I've done that to my mates before - do I get 20 years in jail?

lesson to be learned: don't jack important ppls' emails aw my automerge

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;21657332]Then how the fuck is this even worthy of sentencing? if anyone should be sentenced it's Palin for failing to even follow regulations in regards to this. It's not his fault that her password was so easily reducible.[/QUOTE] yes because he just stumbled into her email and posted the information on the internet on accident and against his will. It IS his fault that he hacked her shit and it IS his fault he posted the shit on the web. It's illegal and he damn well knew it. Sarah Palin is a fucking retard but you guys need to get your head out of your ass and stop defending someone just because they did something you thought was funny/cool. He broke the law and he's paying for it. 20 years yeah pretty harsh but guess what he knew the risks, and if he didn't, then he's an even bigger moron and deserves the 20 years.

[QUOTE=KD007;21657425]lesson to be learned: don't jack important ppls' emails aw my automerge[/QUOTE] Or at the very least don't tell.

[QUOTE=MuTAnT;21657421]I hardly think he hoped to "derail" her campaign, she pretty much dug her own hole. If anything it's her own fault for being completely stupid with her security. From what I can tell all he did was guess the answer to the secret question for her email. Hell, I've done that to my mates before - do I get 20 years in jail?[/QUOTE] yeah but like i said -- your mates aren't sarah palin [editline]05:49PM[/editline] hax0rs are dangerous waters

20 years is way too long for that

I fail to see why he is "guilty of obstruction of justice"

[QUOTE=Haxxer;21657519]I fail to see why he is "guilty of obstruction of justice"[/QUOTE] "Modern obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of offering interference of any sort to the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, or [B]other (usually government) officials[/B]."

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;21657531]"The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by judges, prosecutors, attorneys general, [B]and elected officials in general[/B]."[/QUOTE] He's just the son of an elected official though.

[QUOTE=Shugo589;21657563]He's just the son of an elected official though.[/QUOTE] He hacked into the [B]Governor of Alaska's[/B] email. Pretty sure a Governor is an [B]elected official[/B]. [editline]05:57PM[/editline] Come on guys I know you hate Sarah Palin but this is Obstruction of Justice. You cannot deny that.

Just so everyone knows, he isn't going to jail for 20 years. They haven't decided his punishment yet. Chances are, he'll get 1-2 years, with the chance for probation. Wiki Quote: "On April 30, 2010, David Kernell was found guilty on two of four counts: the felony of obstruction of justice by destruction of records and a misdemeanor of unauthorized access to a computer. The jury acquitted him of the charge of wire fraud and was deadlocked on the charge of identity theft. Kernell could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and and given a fine of up to $500,000 for records destruction. However, federal sentencing guidelines call for a prison sentence of 15 to 21 months, and they allow for probation."

[QUOTE=Shugo589;21657272]No I'm pretty sure he answered her recovery questions using google search[/QUOTE] If someone is dumb enough to make a recovery question something that is public knowledge, they deserve to be hacked. Regardless of who he hacked, as long as nothing important was released, like national security related stuff, then he should get a fine and a few days in jail max.

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;21657279]bake him a cake with a file in it[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.flashasylum.com/db/files/Comics/Kris/prisoner.png[/IMG] That didn't work. Or maybe this is where you got the idea from.

[QUOTE=The Robster;21657825][img][SIZE=-2]http://www.flashasylum.com/db/files/Comics/Kris/prisoner.png[/img] That didn't work. [/SIZE][/QUOTE] [noparse][img]http://www.flashasylum.com/db/files/Comics/Kris/prisoner.png[/img][/noparse]

"The conduct was serious," Krotoski said. "He had every opportunity to pull out and not proceed." Hhheeeeehhhheeeehhheeeeeeeee

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;21657588]He hacked into the [B]Governor of Alaska's[/B] email. Pretty sure a Governor is an [B]elected official[/B]. [editline]05:57PM[/editline] Come on guys I know you hate Sarah Palin but this is Obstruction of Justice. You cannot deny that.[/QUOTE] he deserves punishment but 20 years is excessive and unnecessary.

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;21657436]He broke the law and he's paying for it. 20 years yeah pretty harsh but guess what he knew the risks, and if he didn't, then he's an even bigger moron and deserves the 20 years.[/QUOTE] Let's just give him the death penalty.

Wasn't he from /b/ and him and a few others hijacked her e-mail?

20 years? That is goddamn harsh. It wasn't even a hack, he just got through the Yahoo security questions using information from Wikipedia. [editline]08:31PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Gordy H.;21657260]This is pathetic. Sarah Palin was using a Yahoo! email address to conduct Government business. The email accounts set up for Governors, Senators, etc are secure so exactly things like this don't happen. He didn't even "hack" her. He manually brute forced her account(guessed her password repeatedly), so her password must have been relatively simple.[/QUOTE] Also this

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;21657531]"The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes [B]committed by [/B]judges, prosecutors, attorneys general, and elected officials in general."[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=T2L_Goose;21657588]He hacked into the [B]Governor of Alaska's[/B] email. Pretty sure a Governor is an [B]elected official[/B].[/QUOTE] The governor didn't commit the crime, he did. [editline]08:34PM[/editline] For everyone saying 20 years is harsh, as of now he doesn't have 20 years. 20 years is the MAXIMUM sentence, geez.

well if they don't catch you, then it's awwwright

That's a fun way to throw away 20 years of your life.

I'd understand like 1-5 years, But 20 years? It's now like he murdered someone.

[QUOTE=booster;21659713]I'd understand like 1-5 years, But 20 years? It's now like he murdered someone.[/QUOTE] You usually get life for murder.

[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;21662398]You usually get life for murder.[/QUOTE] You really need to do your murders somewhere other than Texas.

I guess he wanted to go out with a bang. Kinda.

[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;21657128]you all would be screaming for a lynching if he hacked someone you respected.[/QUOTE] Of course he should get in trouble legally, but 20 years? [editline]11:23PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Gordy H.;21657680]Just so everyone knows, he isn't going to jail for 20 years. They haven't decided his punishment yet. Chances are, he'll get 1-2 years, with the chance for probation. Wiki Quote: "On April 30, 2010, David Kernell was found guilty on two of four counts: the felony of obstruction of justice by destruction of records and a misdemeanor of unauthorized access to a computer. The jury acquitted him of the charge of wire fraud and was deadlocked on the charge of identity theft. Kernell could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and and given a fine of up to $500,000 for records destruction. However, federal sentencing guidelines call for a prison sentence of 15 to 21 months, and they allow for probation."[/QUOTE] Oh I see.

:siren:[B]ATTENTION RETARDS[/B]:siren: The judge has not sentenced him yet. Stop saying it's excessive and learn how the justice system works. The judge does not immediately sentence.

[QUOTE=Shugo589;21659536]The governor didn't commit the crime, he did. [editline]08:34PM[/editline] For everyone saying 20 years is harsh, as of now he doesn't have 20 years. 20 years is the MAXIMUM sentence, geez.[/QUOTE] Yeah I pasted the wrong thing oops Meant to post this "Modern obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of offering interference of any sort to the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, [B]or other (usually government) officials.[/B]"