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Tim Mullen, 2004-05-17

The arrest of Sasser's author proves bounties work to catch cyber vandals. Now, if the security industry would just stop egging them on ...

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Success, or Illusion? 2004-05-17
Matthew Murphy (1 replies)
Success, or Illusion? 2004-05-19
Mene Tekel
Busted yeah...you are 2004-05-17
Anonymous
Busted 2004-05-18
Anonymous (1 replies)
Busted 2004-05-19
Anonymous (2 replies)
>Isn't this story also about TEACHING kids
>to be responsible citizens, instead
>of busting them ?

Indeed. Of course, part of teaching children is correcting their behavior. Sometimes this means making them stand in a corner, sometimes this means expelling them from school, sometimes this means prison.
If a child on a playground is beating up another child, they will be punished.
If a child writes a malicious program that causes damage, they too should be punished.

>Aren't they also victims of this messed up,
>disgusting society, just like drug addicts ?

In a word, no. Your comparison is flawed. That is, unless programming has become addictive and people are selling copies of programming manuals on the street somewhere.

> Do you got kids ?

I have two children.

Do you have a high school diploma? Your grammar would indicate otherwise.

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