Hi Seth Haniel,
It appears that Gary McKinnon is in a little bit of a quandry. Since his pleas of wanting to stay in the UK instead of being tried in the US, things appear to be a little different.
Since then NASA has got itself in a bit of a spot. If the trial goes ahead in the US, it could be proven that NASA has been hiding and destroying information. That could mean a loss of billions of dollars and also other cases of fraud for NASA employees.
Being tried in the UK, especially if youplan to plead guilty will quash the need to bring in NASA witnesses. One leanient prison sentence later, all is forgotten.
Should McKinnon play hardball and insist in going to the US and plead not guilty? If he did, would NASA drop the case?
It's a difficult one to call. Personally I would play hardball and split the game wide open, even if I had to be a 'sacrificial lamb' in the process.
It's the way I am.
But Mr. McKinnon, I'm sure will spend his six months behind bars and dissappear into the midst of the crowded streets when he's released.
At least a mild prison sentence would give him time to write a book.
Best regards,
Steve
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Originally Posted by Seth Haniel
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been urged to halt the extradition to the US of computer hacker Gary McKinnon.
Mr McKinnon, from Wood Green, north London, faces up to 70 years in prison if found guilty in the US of breaking into military computers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7768394.stm |