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[demosthenes]

In before people asking them to be locked up for life for messing with their gaming time lol.

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but I believe you're equally in the wrong for what seems to be trivializing this. This is a serious crime. It doesn't matter if it was video games. People asking for life sentences and people piling on those people because "LOLVIDEOGAMES" are both in the wrong.

 

[fred]

You would have thought that people geeky enough to hack into various organisations and stuff would be clever enough to cover their tracks and not get caught. If I was going to do anything like this I'd be proxied up to the eyeballs.

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

Well, it seems legal!

Oh man, I almost lost my lunch reading that. =x

 

[EulaCapra]

On one hand, good news. On the other hand....I wish I was as tech-smart as they were at their age (before the getting-caught-part).

 

[Sayter]

Someone's in need of a good ball kickin'.

 

[Hidden One]

Yes...yes..

 

[Sjefen]

I hope they can squeeze out the reason for these cyberattacks

 

[uncredited male]

I am actually a little surprised some of them were not older.

 

[EdwardTeach]

Cut off their hands.

 

[BADMAN]

Show them the meaning of peace, love, and understanding!!

Am I doing this right?

 

[Dr.Acula]

If the punishment for doing stuff like this isn't harsh stuff like this will continue to happen. Glad they got caught though...

Just like how the US eliminated marijuana use through harsh penalties!

edit: That was harsh itself, I just mean I don't think stiffer sentencing is actually a deterrent for crimes like DDoSing.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

In before people asking them to be locked up for life for messing with their gaming time lol.

Ya, it's not like they called a bomb threat on an airplane or anything

 

[Dark-Cloudz]

Crazy, just a bunch of kids doing some stupid shit.

They'll probably get more time than rapists, burglars, stalkers, racially aggravated assaults etc, which cause actual emotional damage.

Who gives a shit if they fuck around with some multinational corporations. Don't worry that top 1% will ensure they eat shit for messing with the status quo.

 

[GRaider81]

Crazy, just a bunch of kids doing some stupid shit.

They'll probably get more time than rapists, burglars, stalkers, racially aggravated assaults etc, which cause actual emotional damage.

Who gives a shit if they fuck around with some multinational corporations. Don't worry that top 1% will ensure they eat shit for messing with the status quo.

yeah causing a bomb scare on a plane is just some stupid shit to be fair.

 

[SeanTSC]

Crazy, just a bunch of kids doing some stupid shit.

They'll probably get more time than rapists, burglars, stalkers, racially aggravated assaults etc, which cause actual emotional damage.

Who gives a shit if they fuck around with some multinational corporations. Don't worry that top 1% will ensure they eat shit for messing with the status quo.

You don't think SWATing causes emotional damage? It has traumatized people severely and put them in real, life-threatening danger. These little criminals didn't "just" cause some corporations millions of dollars in damage. They SWATed, they called in Bomb Threats on Planes and grounded them, they cyber-stalked and harassed people in pretty heinous ways, etc.

Lizard Square was not "just a bunch of kids doing some stupid shit". They were actively out hurting people.

 

[The_Almighty_Swan]

Just like how the US eliminated marijuana use through harsh penalties!

edit: That was harsh itself, I just mean I don't think stiffer sentencing is actually a deterrent for crimes like DDoSing.

I hear you. I'm assuming they'll be on some form of probation with the promise to not be allowed to use anything with online capabilities. I've seen similar activities with a similar punishment so I'm hoping things are different here.

 

[NastyBook]

No more slapped wrists, please.

 

[Dark-Cloudz]

You don't think SWATing causes emotional damage? It has traumatized people severely and put them in real, life-threatening danger. These little criminals didn't "just" cause some corporations millions of dollars in damage. They SWATed, they called in Bomb Threats on Planes and grounded them, they cyber-stalked and harassed people in pretty heinous ways, etc.

Lizard Square was not "just a bunch of kids doing some stupid shit". They were actively out hurting people.

Fair enough; I obviously don't know enough about this - swating and bomb threats are horrible.

They can do some time then.

 

[Crud]

Fucking losers.

 

[shandy706]

Internet high 5.

 

[ShadowOfTheIco]

You don't think SWATing causes emotional damage? It has traumatized people severely and put them in real, life-threatening danger. These little criminals didn't "just" cause some corporations millions of dollars in damage. They SWATed, they called in Bomb Threats on Planes and grounded them, they cyber-stalked and harassed people in pretty heinous ways, etc.

Lizard Square was not "just a bunch of kids doing some stupid shit". They were actively out hurting people.

None of these individuals are believed to be part of Lizard Squad or were part of the Christmas DDOS campaign. They're kids who were caught buying DDOS software and targetted a few small online sites. Criminal masterminds they are not.

Apart from those facts carry on with your emotional crusade.

 

[SeanTSC]

None of these individuals are believed to be part of Lizard Squad or were part of the Christmas DDOS campaign. They're kids who were caught buying DDOS software and targetted a few small online sites. Criminal masterminds they are not.

Apart from those facts carry on with your emotional crusade.

Uh, right from the first post:

British law-enforcement officials have arrested six male teenagers suspected of being members of the Lizard Squad hacking crew that disabled Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live last year.

 

[dose]

None of these individuals are believed to be part of Lizard Squad or were part of the Christmas DDOS campaign. They're kids who were caught buying DDOS software and targetted a few small online sites. Criminal masterminds they are not.

Apart from those facts carry on with your emotional crusade.

They targeted a national newspaper. 'A few small online sites'?

 

[ShadowOfTheIco]

Uh, right from the first post:

BBC News reported they have no links to Lizard Squad.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34084231/teens-arrested-over-copying-of-lizard-squad-hacks

Of course if there's any doubt, just shoot them.

They targeted a national newspaper. 'A few small online sites'?

My heart bleeds for British propaganda news...

 

[Velcro Fly]

so will they have to write an apology letter saying they won't do it again or are we going to get some jail time

 

[tsunam1]

LOL right as they were about celebrate their anniversary with a big event. Suddenly they went quiet. I guess this was the big event but they didnt expect it.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Not in before people thinking that these guys, who also all participated in SWATing and possibly Bomb Threats against Planes, shouldn't be locked up in prison.

especially after not only harassing SOE's former president, but bomb threatening his plane and allegedly destroying his dead dad's gravestone.

 

[Hissing Sid]

No more slapped wrists, please.

Are you shitting me? This is the UK we're talking about. They'll each be given a mountain bike, a pamphlet on self esteem and a helping hand getting a secure job with a local employer. Cos like, by helping them we help ourselves.... Or summats.

 

[SgtCobra]

Not in before people thinking that these guys, who also all participated in SWATing and possibly Bomb Threats against Planes, shouldn't be locked up in prison.

But boys will be boys!!

 

[ninjabat]

Hopefully they can use these kids for information on catching the real lizard squad.

 

[Kurtofan]

kids these days are fucked up.

 

[| Praxis |]

It's a a shame Britain doesn't hang people any more. Am I doing it right?

In all seriousness though, glad these people were caught. They shouldn't be allowed to have Internet connections again for a long time after release. That's what they do to some paedophiles here. I'm not comparing them to perverts, but the powers are there to stop them if we are serious about this.

 

[RumblePuff]

So these people are not lizard squad members. They just tried to use the ddos service that lizard squad launched on the back of the Christmas day attack.

 

[Effnine]

So these people are not lizard squad members. They just tried to use the ddos service that lizard squad launched on the back of the Christmas day attack.

Could be a mix of both. Seems like all the exact details aren't known yet.

 

[Alo0oy]

In before people asking them to be locked up for life for messing with their gaming time lol.

Their crimes weren't just DDOS attacks, you forgot the bomb threats on Sony employees? Blackmailing women on twitter to pose nude if they want PSN to be back on?

Their DDOS attacks should be enough to lock them up anyway, since they disabled a service people paid for, is it okay for someone to turn off the electricity connectors to your house? Or disrupt doctors from treating you? Same thing here.

Being dismissive about these things does not make you look "cool", it only makes you look stupid, no offense.

 

[Piers]

Awaiting The Sun's headline.
"MASSIVE GEEKS FINALLY CAUGHT"

 

[MotionBlue]

If the punishment for doing stuff like this isn't harsh stuff like this will continue to happen. Glad they got caught though...

Having a criminal record closes many doors for people in America, is this true in the UK?

 

[HighResTomato]

Having a criminal record closes many doors for people in America, is this true in the UK?

It depends on the nature of the crime.

 

[DrkSage]

" x year old teen arrested..."

"... And bailed"

Thats ok. I just hope they never have access to a computer ever again.

 

[Haunted]

I hope they can squeeze out the reason for these cyberattacks

It's quite easy to imagine the reasons.


boredom (cry for attention)

opportunity (testing their limits)

bragging rights (enhancing their standing within their social clique)

 

[Shadow Broker]

I have no clue what the UK justice system is like but man.. If these young adults gets thrown in with the more hardcore criminals... yeesh...

 

[Krappadizzle]

I have no clue what the UK justice system is like but man.. If these young adults gets thrown in with the more hardcore criminals... yeesh...

I'd like to think they have lines of separation for non-violent criminals. Because, yeah, you are right. These kids are pieces-o-shit, but they could potentially become much worse and not learn the right lessons if they are left with more intense and violent criminals. Anyone from the UK able to chime in?

 

[McHuj]

Jail isn't worth it, but make them payback all the money that was lost due to their bullshit.

It's gotta be in the millions of dollars, they'd be paying for their crimes for a very long time.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Jail isn't worth it, but make them payback all the money that was lost due to their bullshit.

It's gotta be in the millions of dollars, they'd be paying for their crimes for a very long time.

That'd be a life sentence for those kids.

 

[dose]

My heart bleeds for British propaganda news...

Nice try to avoid the fact that you were completely wrong.

 

[flkraven]

So the question now is are they actually lizards? Humans? Or some sort of lizard-human hybrid?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Lizard Squad took down the UK National Crime Agency website in retalation for the arrests :/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...uad-hackers-attack-national-crime-agency-site