Spammer Gets 9 Years In Jail

[Perknose]

My opinion? Gosh, I think this is grrrrreat!

 

[CaptnKirk]

I'd like to see them get 30 days . . .

in the Electric Chair - Full Voltage.

 

[GroundedSailor]

Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
I'd like to see them get 30 days . . .

in the Electric Chair - Full Voltage.

:thumbsup:

 

[Sunbird]

How do spammers make money? Who clicks on stupid spam links?

 

[biostud]

I heard that some months he nearly got an income of $1 million

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: biostud
I heard that some months he nearly got an income of $1 million

I wrote a long reply on this and I got a Javascript error.

I'll try again later. I am glad to see this guy go through some agony. :thumbsup:

 

[Kalmah]

I kind of feel sorry for him actually. Why don't telamarketers get this kind of punishment?

 

[Harvey]

:thumbsup: :beer:

 

[PELarson]

Originally posted by: Sunbird
How do spammers make money? Who clicks on stupid spam links?

The same people who just sent the spammer to prison for 9 years.

Idiots and morons!

 

[conjur]

The sentence was suspended by the judge pending an expected appeal.

 

[usernamemax20charact]

9 years for sending spam is stupid. His sentecne should be community service for x thousands of hours and a huge fine or something where he gives back to society. His crime is not in line with other crimes. A murderer, rapist, or robber would probably end up getting less time than what he got. Plus, what is it going to cost tax payers to put him away for 9 years?

I hate spam as much as the next guy/gal, but this punishment doesn't fit the crime.

 

[Kibbo]

It could be because he is a repeat offender who has repeatedly thumbed his nose at the law. I have a lot more compassion for a repeat car stereo theif than I do for repeat white collar criminals.

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: Kibbo
It could be because he is a repeat offender who has repeatedly thumbed his nose at the law. I have a lot more compassion for a repeat car stereo theif than I do for repeat white collar criminals.

quick question about the case: id read that it was a Virginia law...so...does that mean if he just moved, it wouldnt have been a problem?

 

[Kibbo]

Other states have extradition laws for this kind of thing.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: PatboyX

Originally posted by: Kibbo
It could be because he is a repeat offender who has repeatedly thumbed his nose at the law. I have a lot more compassion for a repeat car stereo theif than I do for repeat white collar criminals.

quick question about the case: id read that it was a Virginia law...so...does that mean if he just moved, it wouldnt have been a problem?

No. He lives in North Carolina. Its just VA thats prosecuting him

 

[Aimster]

He promised people something that didn't exist. He stole money.

It's not all about spam.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact
9 years for sending spam is stupid. His sentecne should be community service for x thousands of hours and a huge fine or something where he gives back to society. His crime is not in line with other crimes. A murderer, rapist, or robber would probably end up getting less time than what he got. Plus, what is it going to cost tax payers to put him away for 9 years?

I hate spam as much as the next guy/gal, but this punishment doesn't fit the crime.

Agreed. He should have been doing CS, fines, and a little bit of jail time just to further encourage walking the straight&narrow, but 9 years is simply too much for spamming.