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Originally Posted by Tommy
I am not saying that she should get away scott free
but cmon.... nobody was hurt, no property was damaged
but because the politicians have a hard on for the internet
its a 5 to 10 year prison term
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I really dislike spam, but I too have a beef with the punishment. It's far more severe than necessary. If they really want to dissuade a financial venture like spamming, then punish them financially. And it comes right down to what you said about the government having a hard-on for the internet. They don't know how to control it, so they go insanely overboard. Of course, they do so knowing that their aol subscribing constituants are mindlessly cheering them on. If someone was spamming phishing schemes or shit like that, that steals from the unsuspected surfer, then prison terms would make a lot more sense to me.