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StreamBright on July 24, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: 18yo arrested for reporting a bug in the new Budap...

And you think that this is going to be enough at the court?

Have a look at this list, many of them thought they are not doing anything wrong:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_criminals

The point is that we live by the law, not how you feel about a certain action. I agree that the law is a bit problematic but regardless we cannot cherrypick which law to follow and which not.

tiborsaas on July 24, 2017 | [–]

Yes, that should be enough. You won't get into any trouble if you break a window when the house is on fire. This time, the site was on fire.

bigbugbag on July 24, 2017 | [–]

The point being that he should not have been sent to court here, yet they chose to do so anyways.

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