Re: US to yank Kevin Mitnick's radio license

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: Telemann Mediatrix <genie () spunge org>

Let me be the first person to assure my actions we never justfied. By
the authorities or by me. I was locked-up for 6 months and had years
of probation. The only reason I am free now was because of my age, and
given the type of charges, they weren't considering me a dangerous
criminal. I can say that making a bomb and reverse-engineering telecom
equipment aren't the same. I would have never knowingly endangered
people. Sure, they were in danger if they had to call 911 and there
was no phone, but that was by sheer accident and unfamiliarity with
the equipment.  The experience changed my life and I was shown what
could happen if I continued down the path I was on. All I hoped for
was them to let it be the past and not hold it against me, that's the
whole idea of juvenile justice. But I received only a small part,
court transcripts aren't available but there are still numerous
investigation files that won't be destroyed, and given my line of work
that can be a huge problem. Your resume and good name are all you have
these days.

12/28/2001 11:20:23 PM, InfoSec News <isn () c4i org> wrote:

> Forwarded from: SleuthOne () aol com
>
> In a message dated 12/27/01 12:16:05 PM, Telemann Mediatrix
> <genie () spunge org> writes:
>
> > In 1994 I was arrested for several different crimes, 11 felonies,
> > 9 were federal offenses.
>
> And somehow you are attempting to justify, excuse and rationalize
> WHY the above series of criminal activities were acceptable on the
> basis of the idle curiosity of a 16 yr old "child"?
>
> This is as absurd as rationalizing being 16 yrs old, playing with
> matches--causing a forest fire--due to the "burning" desire of
> child-like curiosity.
>
> Crap!  One of our Sr Techs is a bright 17 yr old that routinely
> works on a highly complex network--passed a stringent background
> check and random drug-screening and finds ways to lawfully fulfill
> his curiosities.
>
> Teenagers KNOW the difference between right-wrong and
> legal-illegal.  Perhaps they choose to run with their impulsivity
> of risk taking behavior and pay dearly for the consequences of
> their actions.  Belittling the issue of crimes against property
> versus crimes against persons is a weak attempt at mitigating
> multiple felonies.



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