Comment by Faaak
4 years ago
I agree, that feels wrong to me...
When I was younger (~15) I also did some "fun" (aka stupid) stuff with the school computer network and in the end they got me and I received a "formal warning" (it was in France).
In the end I'm glad for it because that scared me off and I never tried again on stuff that I don't own.
But putting a kid in jail/having a criminal record seems way to excessive to me. Kids are dumb. And by punishing them that hard they won't become a better person. hell, they won't be able to have a job !
> But putting a kid in jail/having a criminal record seems way to excessive to me.
It absolutely is. Society is clearly harmed by laws like the CFAA.
LEO do like overly broad laws though. There's nothing better to ruin the lives of people that cops don't like.