Reply to post: Re: What he said isn't relevant, what he did is.

Ex-Broadcom engineer asks for house arrest over IP theft

david 12 Silver badge

Re: What he said isn't relevant, what he did is.

When you steal a car, the car is gone. When you break into a drug store, the drugs are gone, the damage is probably greater value, and the drugs hurt addicts.

Yes, victimless crimes like smoking weed, and stealing information for emotional support, should get 'better treatment', just like 'assault' gets better treatment than 'murder'.

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