Appropriate and proportional sentencing
'Zombie' ring allegedly hit 1.5 million computers - Security - MSNBC.com
Yeah, I know. These guys haven't gone to court yet. But I thought I'd take the moment to explore "appropriate and proportional" punishment should these yahoos be convicted.
Let's say, for example, for each infected computer, it costs the victim $5000 in lost money and stolen credit (plus additional damages from trying to repair victims' credit, law enforcement, etc). Multiply this by 1.5 million and you're talking about $7.5 billion in losses and damages.
Now, let's take a human life. Yes, I mean what it sounds like. Let's say our murder victim is 35 years old and would've worked for another 30 years at $30,000 a year. That's $9 million per person, NOT including the intangible value of life in general.
So. These people are (approximately) responsible for $7.5 billion in losses and damages. One murder is tangibly worth $9 million. So, $7.5 billion / $9 million per murder = 833 counts of murder.
These people should receive a sentence equivalent to a person that has committed 833 acts of murder.
I realize this number is probably far from accurate, but do you see my suggested idea? We need to drop the hammer on people like this. There are thousands--nay, millions of people affected by this kind of crime. They all work their asses off to get the little bit of money they get, just to have some jolly ass jerk-off come along, type at a computer for a short bit, and walk away with their personal info and money. I think the justice system in the Western world is way too soft on shit like this. Cut their fucking hands off, like they do in the Muslim world. Then shove an Ethernet card up their ass and plug it in.
Yeah, I know. These guys haven't gone to court yet. But I thought I'd take the moment to explore "appropriate and proportional" punishment should these yahoos be convicted.
Let's say, for example, for each infected computer, it costs the victim $5000 in lost money and stolen credit (plus additional damages from trying to repair victims' credit, law enforcement, etc). Multiply this by 1.5 million and you're talking about $7.5 billion in losses and damages.
Now, let's take a human life. Yes, I mean what it sounds like. Let's say our murder victim is 35 years old and would've worked for another 30 years at $30,000 a year. That's $9 million per person, NOT including the intangible value of life in general.
So. These people are (approximately) responsible for $7.5 billion in losses and damages. One murder is tangibly worth $9 million. So, $7.5 billion / $9 million per murder = 833 counts of murder.
These people should receive a sentence equivalent to a person that has committed 833 acts of murder.
I realize this number is probably far from accurate, but do you see my suggested idea? We need to drop the hammer on people like this. There are thousands--nay, millions of people affected by this kind of crime. They all work their asses off to get the little bit of money they get, just to have some jolly ass jerk-off come along, type at a computer for a short bit, and walk away with their personal info and money. I think the justice system in the Western world is way too soft on shit like this. Cut their fucking hands off, like they do in the Muslim world. Then shove an Ethernet card up their ass and plug it in.
posted by xanadian at 8:59 AM
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