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Hacker Gonzalez asks for reduced sentence, cites autism
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article published on 18 December, 2009
Albert Gonzalez, the 28 year-old hacker convicted of stealing and reselling over 170 million credit and ATM card numbers, has asked the presiding judge in his case for a reduced sentence, citing Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.
In September, Gonzalez pleaded guilty to 20 counts of identity theft, wire fraud, computer fraud and conspiracy after hacking the corporate systems of TJX ... [ read the full article ]
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19. December 2009 @ 00:16 |
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For all the work, this slime ball has cause the unfortunate victims, he deserves the max. He'll soon be suffering Manlove BIproxy along with his ASSpergers.
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19. December 2009 @ 00:19 |
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Autism is not an excuse for being a skilled con man.
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jony218
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19. December 2009 @ 00:49 |
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I only wish the Texas judge "maximum bob" was still around, he would give him a "just" sentence on the "maximum" side for his heinous crimes.
Hopefully his fellow inmates go easy on him and don't traumatized him too much during his incarceration.
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19. December 2009 @ 00:52 |
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I have some friends who are autistic. (And they have a more pronounced form of autism than Asperger's.) They're doing just fine without stealing 170,000,000 credit card numbers. In fact, they're actually making productive use of their lives.
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19. December 2009 @ 01:44 |
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Wow, this guys legal team keeps up with other hackers whos been convicted. Hes trying to do what Gary Mckinnon(a british hacker who broke in the pentagon..not really breaking since he claimed the pentagon didnt have secured network,who also states he has aspergers) is using to avoid spending time in US prisons. And Guys seriously aren't most computer nerds a little socially awkward.
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19. December 2009 @ 02:00 |
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I never thought of myself as being socially awkward...
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19. December 2009 @ 02:49 |
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Originally posted by engage16:
I never thought of myself as being socially awkward...
Then you are not a nerd...or you are just clueless...or both.
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19. December 2009 @ 03:10 |
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if they want to reduce his sentence let him do something more Useful,Like Reversing What he did do Make a Better Security System Model so it doesn't happen again.
his skill can be used. After all if Hackers Didn't exist everything would be hanging out in the Open for anyone to grab.
i remember way back, when i was about 8 or 9 can remember, i did some bad Stuff to a local ISP. all kinds of records and Check routing Numbers.
they took my Dial-up away, an confiscated My 3500 Dollar Machine Of DOOM. 4MB of RAM a 100MB HDD all the storage you'll ever need and a Power Full i386DX not to Mention my Balls out 8bit Monitor, oh yeah and my 28.8BPS Modem.
i haven't done it Again, im sure Hacking is rather difficult these days with all those Hacking kits be passed around.
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thor999
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19. December 2009 @ 04:17 |
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That time of month, killerbug?
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slickwill
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19. December 2009 @ 11:28 |
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Looking at the situation from a different perspective, this guy has hit the jackpot. This guy will be able to spend the next 15 to 25 years of his life in a "minimum" security prison and have an easy life. During that time he'll be able to make many long-term friends, and many other amenities that come with being in a "minimum" security prison. He won't have to worry about finding a job to pay his rent and living expenses because that's all taken care for him by the tax payer's dollar.
Looking at the deeds this man has committed from a different perspective, he is a rebellious freedom fighter against the corportocracy. Instead of using weapons to hurt these mega-corporation, he was able to hurt them financially (a non-violent fashion). Even though he brought trouble to millions of credit card owner, we will all need to suffer in order to bring down these mega-corporation's who sell products regardless of the socially need for such products (producing waste), just to make money.
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19. December 2009 @ 11:49 |
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I can believe his claim as having autism. I remember a very special episode of Life Goes On when Corky want's money to go to Six Flags. He decides to create a real estate investment scam where he shaves a percentage of pre-tax profits and hides it in a Swiss bank account. He then takes the money back out of the Swiss bank account and forges 30 year bonds to create a front for this extra profit margin. When he got caught by his mom she gave his a good talking to. He told her "I love you mommy" and they hugged. Don't worry though, he was grounded for 2 WEEKS from playing video games so he didn't get off to lightly.
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19. December 2009 @ 12:06 |
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Originally posted by slickwill:
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Looking at the deeds this man has committed from a different perspective, he is a rebellious freedom fighter against the corportocracy. Instead of using weapons to hurt these mega-corporation, he was able to hurt them financially (a non-violent fashion). Even though he brought trouble to millions of credit card owner, we will all need to suffer in order to bring down these mega-corporation's who sell products regardless of the socially need for such products (producing waste), just to make money.
Did you rehearse that in your head before posting, at all? That is one of the most asinine comments I've heard in a long time...He is not some modern day Robin Hood that should be glorified, he is a greedy scum that didn't know how to quit when he was still ahead...But maybe you are too, and now you got yourself an idol...should write him a love letter in prison.
"Freedom fighter"- damn!!, I am sure it sounded really cool in your head...Well, is not, is a total fail...
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19. December 2009 @ 12:08 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by slickwill:
Looking at the situation from a different perspective, this guy has hit the jackpot. This guy will be able to spend the next 15 to 25 years of his life in a "minimum" security prison and have an easy life. During that time he'll be able to make many long-term friends, and many other amenities that come with being in a "minimum" security prison. He won't have to worry about finding a job to pay his rent and living expenses because that's all taken care for him by the tax payer's dollar.
Looking at the deeds this man has committed from a different perspective, he is a rebellious freedom fighter against the corportocracy. Instead of using weapons to hurt these mega-corporation, he was able to hurt them financially (a non-violent fashion). Even though he brought trouble to millions of credit card owner, we will all need to suffer in order to bring down these mega-corporation's who sell products regardless of the socially need for such products (producing waste), just to make money.
how old are you,12?you want to bring down the corporate world?you want to cripple the very system that employs us?christ almighty that has got to be the most childish,immature comment i have heard yet today.on the other hand,the day is yet young.
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19. December 2009 @ 12:33 |
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Originally posted by slickwill:
Looking at the situation from a different perspective, this guy has hit the jackpot. This guy will be able to spend the next 15 to 25 years of his life in a "minimum" security prison and have an easy life. During that time he'll be able to make many long-term friends, and many other amenities that come with being in a "minimum" security prison. He won't have to worry about finding a job to pay his rent and living expenses because that's all taken care for him by the tax payer's dollar.
Looking at the deeds this man has committed from a different perspective, he is a rebellious freedom fighter against the corportocracy. Instead of using weapons to hurt these mega-corporation, he was able to hurt them financially (a non-violent fashion). Even though he brought trouble to millions of credit card owner, we will all need to suffer in order to bring down these mega-corporation's who sell products regardless of the socially need for such products (producing waste), just to make money.
I can guarantee that if he had stolen your identity you would be singing a different tune. Instead of being this heroic character you make him out to be (he is not) he would be "that asshole that stole my money and destroyed my credit." (Which he is.)
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19. December 2009 @ 12:52 |
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Indeed.. autism is not an excuse for being a thieving scumbag.. and that's all it is in this case.. a lame excuse by a lying toerag trying to wriggle out of the big jail time he deserves.
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19. December 2009 @ 13:43 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Autism is not an excuse for being a skilled con man.
Yep, you pretty much nailed it in the head KillerBug. My uncle has a severe form of autism, and this guys seem to be light years ahead of my uncle in terms of what he can do. No excuse at all. If that was the case, we all could cry out we had autism or schizo when we break the law. - BLUEBOY
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19. December 2009 @ 17:26 |
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me thinks slickwill works for the present administration. LOL maybe a cabinet position or POTUS hisself.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19. December 2009 @ 17:26
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KSib
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19. December 2009 @ 19:18 |
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You're certainly putting it nicer than any of us would garmoon :P
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cart0181
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20. December 2009 @ 02:35 |
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Rob Newhouse: Conjugal visits? Mmmm. Not that I know of. Y'know, minimum-security prison is no picnic. I have a client in there right now. He says the trick is: kick someone's ass the first day, or become someone's bitch. Then everything will be all right. W-Why do you ask, anyway?
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20. December 2009 @ 05:41 |
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anybody else notice how much this dude looks like the Nightstalker?
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20. December 2009 @ 08:33 |
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this guy is claiming mental defect as an excuse for his action very sad people all around the world suffer from issue and they dont go the way of a crook . all everyone will remmber is that he claimed to have a mental disorder... very sad and his lawyer should be dragged into the middle of the street and shot for claiming this as his issues .. very sad situation my step son his his demons but does he comite crime no he's plugging away all on his own at 19 and im damn proud of him and some as-hole makes a claim that will make people have an issue with people a condition they didnt ask for as a reason to be dishonest... what ever happened to hounor amongest theives? this guy is a dushbag I hope buba is 7' and lookin for a new boy freind where this guy is going
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21. December 2009 @ 00:40 |
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Hmmmm. Hmmmm indeed.
i have a close friend (he's not my cellmate d@**it) & he has Asperger syndrome. Perhaps i should test this dude to see if he is for real or not?
ps-to pull this off requires a very HIGH functioning person. Which is not Asperger and most of the time not Autism. nice try Gonzalez. enjoy your buttboy antics in jail hahah.
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21. December 2009 @ 00:47 |
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Lets have a whip round and send him a soap on a rope for xmas... *giggles*
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21. December 2009 @ 08:54 |
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Asperger Syndrome might make you more talented at doing something things that you really like. In is case it would be stealing from people, but he should certainly never use it to defend itself. Just the fact that he is using it to cover himself is a reason why he should get is full sentence.
If this goes wrong there is a potential for people with AS to get seen in a bad in general, just because of this idiot.
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21. December 2009 @ 14:07 |
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Originally posted by cart0181:
Rob Newhouse: Conjugal visits? Mmmm. Not that I know of. Y'know, minimum-security prison is no picnic. I have a client in there right now. He says the trick is: kick someone's ass the first day, or become someone's bitch. Then everything will be all right. W-Why do you ask, anyway?
sweet mother of pearl an "Office Space" reference! and they did a lil corporate stealin, how appropriate.
oh, to that pinhead that praised this douchebag for what he did: Do you not get that he screwed over the blue collar workers, you know, the ones that make this great country of ours go and not the corporations? stupid logic!
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