I will be one of the first ones who stand up and declare that the US Justice System is in serious need of modifications. Prison sentences for Murderers and Rapists are *way* too short and those "lesser" crimes are extended beyond resonable limits.

However, when someone sets out to commit a crime, and that is what they did, they deserve whatever comes to them. The point isn't about what is fair. They purposefully commited a crime and they knew what they were doing. I won't feel sorry for someone who intentionally crossed the line and tried to steal CC numbers. For all I know, they could have stole mine or one of yours.

Lowe's is also at fault for not securing their networks and they will take some loss of $'s. Either in extra time spent making sure all AP's are locked down or in damage control for this. I for one won't shop there, so that is lost revenue. I'm sure there are quite a few other folks who are in the same boat.

I think everyone involved is going to get screwed. Everyone except the stinkin' lawyers - they seem to always win.

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