Comments on: How Not To Face Felony Charges Using Free Wireless Internet. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:35:12 -0500 hourly 1 By: david http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8280 david Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:01:26 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/#comment-8280 You would think there would be more important things to worry about in Michigan, wouldn't you? I see crap like this all the time here in L.A....writing tickets to homeless people? Like they are going to pay them or show up for court? Such a waste of time and money. You would think there would be more important things to worry about in Michigan, wouldn’t you? I see crap like this all the time here in L.A….writing tickets to homeless people? Like they are going to pay them or show up for court? Such a waste of time and money.

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8201 mapgirl Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:26:38 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/#comment-8201 It's called wardriving. Back in the day, that's the way you could jump on the internet by stealing bandwidth off of unsecured wireless hubs. It got criminalized and thus this man got in trouble. However, in this instance, it's a bit ridiculous that he be charged for stealing from a hotspot that gives it away for free. What does it matter if he is inside and on the premises, or outside in his car? It's not like he had a Pringles can antenna. I don't see why they chose to prosecute this. Aren't there any actual crimes in Michigan to investigate? It’s called wardriving. Back in the day, that’s the way you could jump on the internet by stealing bandwidth off of unsecured wireless hubs. It got criminalized and thus this man got in trouble.

However, in this instance, it’s a bit ridiculous that he be charged for stealing from a hotspot that gives it away for free. What does it matter if he is inside and on the premises, or outside in his car? It’s not like he had a Pringles can antenna.

I don’t see why they chose to prosecute this. Aren’t there any actual crimes in Michigan to investigate?

]]> By: David http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8054 David Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:45:35 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/#comment-8054 I kind of have to agree phantomdata... I kind of have to agree phantomdata…

]]> By: phantomdata http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8053 phantomdata Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:14:29 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/06/01/how-not-to-face-felony-charges-using-free-wireless-internet/#comment-8053 Frankly, this sort of thing scares me. It's all too easy in today's America to run afoul of the government and be charged with a FELONY. I mean, I'm sorry... actually STEALING something carries less weight than piggy-backing on someone's bandwidth. Being convicted of fondling little kids carries less weight than downloading Britney Spears' latest single. Hacking into a computer system and doing nothing more than get past the front door carries more penalty than beating the crap out of someone for no good reason. Bottom line, computers are evil - umkay? If you're not using them to buy things or look at marketing then you're a bad person. Nay, a terrorist. Frankly, this sort of thing scares me. It’s all too easy in today’s America to run afoul of the government and be charged with a FELONY. I mean, I’m sorry… actually STEALING something carries less weight than piggy-backing on someone’s bandwidth. Being convicted of fondling little kids carries less weight than downloading Britney Spears’ latest single. Hacking into a computer system and doing nothing more than get past the front door carries more penalty than beating the crap out of someone for no good reason.

Bottom line, computers are evil – umkay? If you’re not using them to buy things or look at marketing then you’re a bad person. Nay, a terrorist.

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