RE: Response to hack attempt?

[Dave Gillett]

On 21 Jul 99, at 19:32, Frank Knobbe wrote:

> This may sound bold but I think we *need* the hackers. Let the purps
> commit crime. We will deal with them, and over time, once we
> standardize the law, we will archive a higher conviction rate and
> higher deterrence/prevention of cyber crime. This was the case with
> drugs, theft, witchcraft, you name it.

  While I like your argument, I'm not impressed by your choice of examples.  
The "War on Drugs" shows no more indication of successful 
"deterrence/prevention" than Prohibition did, and the "witchcraft" I'm 
familiar with is a right protected under the First Amendment (Freedom of 
Religion) and not a crime at all.


David G
-
[To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]