I agree that each individual spam is not as serious as a robbery, but you have to look at the huge scope of people affected. A single robbery only affects one person, a deceptive email can defraud tens of thousands.
Also, I did find the article sort of pointless. How can you make the claim that the sentance is too harsh and then admit you don't know what sentance would be right? Perhaps the sentance given is correct. Perhaps the sentences for other crimes are too light.

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