[kj] Antithesis of Killing Joke -- good catch

[Darren A. Peace]

Heh! Yes, the surname is unfortunate, under the circumstances.

Darren
Hungerford, UK

On 6 Jul 2009, at 15:29, MichaelHead at HBOSplc.com wrote:


> forgive my ignorance not knowing about the case, but when I saw  

> Baron-Cohen below, I thought Borat or Bruno was having a laugh at  

> the US again!

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> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering- 

> bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Darren A. Peace

> Sent: 06 July 2009 15:19

> To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'

> Subject: Re: [kj] Antithesis of Killing Joke -- good catch

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> I have many problems with the McKinnon case.  I suspect the Asperger 

> ’s diagnosis, despite not questioning Baron-Cohen’s judgment, to  

> be a red herring. I don’t see that Asperger’s is a de facto  

> defence in any case, and the timing of the diagnosis is ... erm ...  

> fortuitous.

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> “I will continue to disrupt at the highest levels” was a very ill- 

> advised message for him to leave.

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> Having said that, the US frenzy to deport him is disproportionate,  

> sinister and alarming. I see a theoretical value in making an  

> example of someone as a general deterrent, but the arbitrary figure  

> the US quote as being incurred as a result of McKinnon’s incursions  

> ($700,000) seems a tad high to pay for their actually having to set  

> passwords on users that they had previously neglected to do. McKinno 

> n was obviously not the greatest threat to world security (he was tr 

> aced as a result of miscalculating time zones, and remotely controll 

> ing a terminal while someone was sitting in front of it. Well, duh).

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> It’s odd that in the case of Richard Pryce, whose hacking from the U 

> K was described  by the US as 'doing more harm than the KGB' and dub 

> bed the 'No 1 threat to U.S. security', he ended up with a £1200 fin 

> e in the UK.

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> Unless there is more information the US are too embarrassed to  

> reveal, it’s obviously a stitch-up, but it’s disagreeable  

> aligning myself with an anti-extradition campaign endorsed by the Da 

> ily Mail and Sting.

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> Darren

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> Hungerford, UK

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> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering- 

> bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Lawrence

> Sent: 05 July 2009 1:21 PM

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] Antithesis of Killing Joke -- good catch

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> nicely put paul

> btw are you aware of the plight of GARY MCKINNON ?

> have you signed the petition ?

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> would you like to make the gathering aware of the situation as a  

> fellow autistic ?

> i could do it but feel it more appropiate if you did the honours

> all the best

> it would be good to get a global response

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