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> We should stop arresting hackers. We should pay them instead.

This like advocating, "We should stop arresting people for gun violence. We should pay them instead."

The vast majority of these "hackers" just happen to be more handy with the digital equivalent of a gun and have more propensity for crime than your average Joe. Their "tell us what and how" would hardly worth your time, nevermind paying.




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