Lets relate this to another arena for a moment.

What about the huge record labels or the professional sport clubs that are paying musicians and athletes millions of dollars, yet again and again there are cases of some of these individuals commiting rape, theft, fraud, and even murder.

If what theyre doing is so bad, why do they keep on receiving paychecks? They're good at what they do, and most notably, they still bring in money for the companies.

So why is it any different for hackers? Plus isnt the idea of jail a reform process? if a convicted hacker has shown they are interested in remaining legitamate, shouldnt they be allowed to integrate back into the system?

Many would also argue hacking [lets not forget what this term really means, before the media ran away with how its used] is one of the only ways to really learn various aspects of computers networks and security.

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