Anonymous hacktivist in Steubenville rape case facing 16 years

>At the time, Lostutter was hacking under the title KYAnonymous. After teaming up with a second hacker called Noah McHugh, using the name JustBatCat, the pair launched Operation Roll Red Roll that eventually helped expose tweets, images and social media posts showing members of the high school football team joking about the rape.


>The Anonymous hackers also published videos, pictures and emails that appeared to provide more information about the people involved in the incident.

>Furthermore, accusations emerged that indicated the Ohio town – including the high school's football coach, Reno Saccoccia – had attempted to cover up the incident.

>McHugh is facing his own legal troubles after hacking the website. In a separate plea agreement, he admitted to playing a role in the website infiltration and pleaded guilty to the hacking charge on 2 September this year. He now faces up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.

>Lostutter, as the main suspect behind the football website hack, could be set for a much stricter sentence. He claims, as reported by Mic, the court is out to make an example of him in the week-long trial that will begin on 8 November.

>"You get 16 years for forcibly entering your way into a computer, but you get one year for forcibly entering your way into a woman," Lostutter said. "I think that's the precedent the government is setting here."
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more coverage:

http://ca.complex.com/life/2016/09/anonymous-hacker-exposed-steubenville-rape-faces-more-prison-than-actual-rapists

I see no issue, college/high school sports players have a history of doing this retarded shit only to get away with it or get a light sentence because daddy knows someone, only reinforcing this kind of behavior in their children, not that it matters, he's good at sports, can't let rape get in the way of that.

>gang rape a minor
>get 2 years prison or nothing
>bring this crime to light
>get 16 years
Kek

>>72163

This
I don't even know how to reacr to this but kek
Do the prosecutors not realize how retarded they make the judical system look?

>>72164
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMalvNeJFLk

>>72137
>Why the DOJ is prosecuting people who participate in the exposure of rape culture in America is beyond me
>rape culture
L E L
Maybe DOJ is participating in exposure of hacker culture in America and actually doing a good thing?

>>72163
don't mess with football

they know that the net is beyond their reasonable control, thats why the punishments are so unreasonable, its a scare tactic,they can't stop it from happening the only thing they can do is try to "persuade" people not to...and pancakes

He don't look like Putin

these guys were only a year or two older than the girl.
This is hardly statutory rape or child porn.
Lets get a bit or perspective here.

>>72163
Did they sign into the sex offender registry for life?

The whole Steubenville case is full of bullshit and this would make the US Justice System a fucking joke.

Rape culture my fucking ass

>>72280
This. Rape has been happening for millenia.We've seen this before.

Congress and the higher judicial system have no idea how to handle hackers so they give out prison sentences for this stuff arbitrarily.

It's a deterrent.

>>72279
I don't get why we Americans have our heads so far up our own asses when it comes to sports and athletes.

>>72290
Which is fucked up because punishments are meant to fit the crime. Ridiculous over the top punishments meant as a deterrent to the masses, undermines peoples confidence in the legal system.

>>72163

The perpetrator had no legal right to pursue this investigation. He committed a trespass by doing so. He broke the law and should face punishment.

The government is constrained by need of a warrant to perform a similar actions. The government is accountable to the public. The government has the monopoly of force and the duty to protect its citizens. Vigilantism should not be permitted.

>>72386
Anyone reasonable would agree, the actual discussion is about the severity of the sentence, especially in relation to the punish for the rape.

>>72386
Sorry sweetheart, but here in america justice and liberty is the responsibility of every natural born citizen. If the hacker was instead a "concerned grandma" and the like it would play a little different.

However the real news story is how certain individuals receive leniency because of social status. Didn't these faggots learn anything from the Sandusky case?

>>72390
Vigilante evidence isn't admissible in court. No wonder they got off easy.

>>72393
next remember to email the evidence to all the perps relatives

>>72164
That's why it's called 'criminal justice'.

>>72393

I'm pretty sure it is admissible in court unless the government contracts with a private person to acquire it. The exclusionary rule exists because of the 4th and 5th amendment procedural burdens on the government.

>>72390
>However the real news story is how certain individuals receive leniency because of social status.

Like concerned grandmas?

>>72412
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vU2cvpX7ck

>>72287
They raped a girl.
A coach tried to cover it up.

It doesn't make sense that they don't even get half the time this guy is facing.

No wait it does, this guy was just stupid/poor and got caught.

>>72386
In principle, yeah he should be punished, but the reason judges are allowed to decide sentences is so they can adjust the severity of that punishment. Give 16 years to the rapists and 2 to the hacker and no one would care. Hell, the hacker would probably say it's worth it.

The punishment is so strict because the government is trying to stop anon from gaining momentum. They think that if they dish out a ridiculous punishment. To a man who should be deemed a hero. That the group will fold. What they fail to realize. Is that this behavior enrages us. It gives us the steam to keep moving.

>>72439
In the future hackers will (hopefully) be the worst of our problems

>>72140
Someone didn't make the cut in tryouts. It's ok. Let it all out.

>>72448
I agree. The media plays it the other way though. Even if the media didnt. People fear what they dont understand. Hackers and "hacktivist" groups get a lot of hate because people dont understand them. Look at the good vs. bad that anon has actually done. There is very little bad. Even the "bad" that has been done is questionable at worst.

Why? He did nothing even close to what those dirt bags did! He should be praised, not 'bad hacker for bringing rapists court!' What a terrible thing.

If people chose to not do bad, greedy, and nasty things to hurt people maybe people wouldn't fear hackers... If they stop being nasty, they have nothing to hide.