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    How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?

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    Image of infmom infmom
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    I used to know a bunch of phone phreaks in the 80s, met them through online contact on Viewtron and PlayNet. Fortunately, the leader liked me. I can remember being on the phone with people in Chicago and Texas and London all at the same time. They were all just kids--very smart kids. When we moved, they didn't get our new phone number. I sometimes wonder what happened to those guys.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    This reminds me a lot of John "Cap'n Crunch" Draper. Though I don't think Draper took it nearly as far in terms of abuse, and in Draper's time you were much less likely to be taken down for just toying with phone lines...
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    This kid has very useful skills. He absolutely put people in danger, and he should serve time for that, but not a full 11 years. Instead he should be required to work with a mentor on redirecting his energy towards projects that will benefit him and others, instead of simply satisfying a need for power.

    He could make up for his wrongs, improve telecom security, and develop a sense of worth and meaning in his life that is clearly missing and led to him doing these things in the first place.

    So many of you commenters here are so ready to throw someone in jail who clearly isn't fully responsible for the situation they found themselves in. Let's see how well YOU would handle being blind, overweight, without a father, a mother that doesn't pay enough attention, and constantly abused by your peers.

    A lot more can be made of this kid than just "ex-convict".
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    Image of Saboth Saboth
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    Despite his crimes, I still have serious problems with hard jail time for non-violent offenders. Jail is meant to keep citizens away from rapists, murderers, etc. Someone making prank calls, even if they are severe? C'mon...that's 11 years of tax dollars down the drain.

    How about installing a cell jammer on his house, disconnecting any internet/phone, and putting a 24/7 monitor on him to make sure he stays home? What'll that run? A few hundred per year?
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    Image of AlphaUltima AlphaUltima
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    sick fuck. no better than hitler or the columbine kids. thank god he's blind otherwise he might've learned how to use a gun.
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    Image of Suttin Suttin
    08/25/09

    @AlphaUltima: Hitler? Really? This kid made prank calls to swat teams. He didn't kill millions of innocent people and start a world war.
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    08/25/09

    @Suttin: 6 in one half a dozen in the other.
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    It kinda reads like that that "moon rock theft" story from a few months back. Sounds kinda implausible, but definitely a great read regardless.
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    Image of saycarramrod saycarramrod
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    The extent of my phone phreaking was when I was 4 and accidentally hit the 911 button on our phone. Such a badass.
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    Image of MaQ MaQ
    08/25/09

    @saycarramrod:

    ^__^

    U so bad !
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    Image of JoeLikesRamen! JoeLikesRamen!
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    That was an immensely entertaining read.
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    Image of FuturePastNow FuturePastNow
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    How? According to the story, by not quitting before he turned 18. The FBI agent as much as told him they weren't going to prosecute him while he was a minor.

    They gave him a chance to stop.
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    Image of finalxnoodles finalxnoodles
    08/25/09

    In reply to How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
    he should have seen it coming...
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    Image of shenanigans61 shenanigans61
    08/25/09

    @finalxnoodles: Best comment of the week.
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    08/25/09

    @finalxnoodles: Of the month, even
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    08/25/09

    @finalxnoodles: Yes, classic.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/07/09

    In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
    i can pretty much hear how full a cup is without an aid and i would assume blind folks are 100x better at it than me and therefore wouldn't need this beep boop cup to get their coffee on.
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    Image of michelinman85 michelinman85
    08/07/09

    In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
    What happens when the batteries die...I smell lawsuit...
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    08/07/09

    @michelinman85: i smell burning flesh.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
    08/07/09

    In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
    IIRC, there is an clip on audible device that beeps when a cup is near filling: [www.singleservecoffee.com]


    Besides, the easiest way for one of those cane swingers to know is to ask my Ex. She loves putting out for blind guys.
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    Edited by GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn at 08/07/09 5:26 PM GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn was starred GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn was unstarred
    Image of tomsomething tomsomething
    08/07/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: I like how the mood of this comment kind of changed toward the end thar.
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    GitEmSteveDave_HasAList promoted this comment Edited by tomsomething at 08/07/09 5:21 PM tomsomething was starred tomsomething was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
    08/07/09

    @tomsomething: I like my coffee like I like my women. Cold and bitter. Just like me.
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    08/07/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: warm with cream
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    Image of LEWD98 LEWD98
    08/07/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: Colombian?
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    Image of tomsomething tomsomething
    08/07/09

    @LEWD98: Sorry everyone else; @LEWD98 is correct. The answer we were looking for was "Colombian".
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
    08/07/09

    @tomsomething: You forgot the spoon.
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    Image of debbyherbenick debbyherbenick
    08/07/09

    In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
    I like this invention. I've worked with a lot of people who live with disabilities and am always interested in the novel approaches to everyday life tasks that some inventors come up with.
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    08/07/09

    In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
    sounds good but let me pose a few questions:
    1.) How will hey know when the pot is full to the "12 cups" line when filling up the maker with water? Will that chime too Braun?

    2.) How will they know when the proper amount of grounds are filling the filter?

    If you are gonna go all out Braun, go all out. Save some thumbs from grounds and cold water, just not from scorching hot coffee.
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    Edited by switchblade saints at 08/07/09 5:06 PM switchblade saints was starred switchblade saints was unstarred
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    08/07/09

    @switchblade saints: p.s.
    Cocaine contributed to the June death of TV pitchman Billy Mays, according to an autopsy report.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
    08/07/09

    @switchblade saints: Cocaine, or just an opiate?
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    08/07/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: per cnn cocaine but who knows, maybe some chemicals inhaled as well. Maybe he main-lined oxyclean ha.
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