bro they lost a whole 10 million. (this is strong sarcasm).
Comment on Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison
Nacktmull@lemm.ee 11 months ago
The boy hacked Rockstar using a TV, a fire stick and a phone! I think he deserves a medal and a scholarship instead of punishment. Instead they destroy his life for … being too smart and too talented?! Fuck capitalism!
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Sounds like he had serious issues in life and wouldn’t likely be able to hold a job or complete a scholarship. Not to mention he’s ruined any form of trust you would need to be a security consultant.
A mental health assessment used as part of the sentencing hearing said he “continued to express the intent to return to cyber-crime as soon as possible. He is highly motivated.”
The jury was told that while he was on bail for hacking Nvidia and BT/EE and in police protection at a Travelodge hotel, he continued hacking
This doesn’t sound like a kid that accidentally found some loopholes in a website and got lost down a rabbit hole. Instead it sounds like he deliberately knew what he was doing was wrong but didn’t give a shit and was quite happy to blackmail users why threatening to reveal their personal data he had stolen.
Let’s hope they can reform him over time, poor kid.
Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 11 months ago
How do you “reform” mental health. Would you reform van Gogh?
Would you reform Joan of ark ?
Pick any genius. It’s called savant. Education
A_A@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Once I read that book describing many cases of extreme mental deviations like those you refer to here : having both extreme mental abilities in one very specific domain while having big social issues. You name a few historic cases of people which could very well be of this kind. People here reading what you write are skeptical (to put it politely) as I was at first reading that book, but those cases do exist,
… and a few of us understand what you say.Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Appreciate it but I don’t really bother with what the masses think of me. Joan of arc I remember is thought to have had schizophrenia. However she had an uncanny ability to rally people around her. Not sure that could be classed as savant.
The masses are generally unwilling to remove themselves from the status quo. Happy with their lives and just want a simple life.
Why learn about anything.
More than likely most of the most well known artist were so spectacular because they weren’t “normal” normal people do normal very well. They font excel and push the boundaries of human existence. Gotta be fucked out to push past that. Drugs can do it to dome degree but for real greatness you need to be abnormal
Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
I agree with most of what you said, but what the hell does it have to do with capitalism? He committed a crime and this is the justice system at work. Capitalism is irrelevant. I think a diversion program would have been more appropriate. He obviously has talent and needs to be redirected to apply it in more constructive ways that are legal.
Tatters@lemmy.world 11 months ago
He sounds like a very troubled kid: “ The court heard that Kurtaj had been violent while in custody with dozens of reports of injury or property damage.”. He is deemed a danger to himself or others so is being placed is a secure hospital for safety, hopefully he will get treatment there. He will be released if the doctors deem he is no longer a danger.
Nacktmull@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Are there any reports of him being violent outside of custody? If not, he is obviously not a danger to the public.
militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah, but people saw a video game before it was released.
Nacktmull@lemm.ee 11 months ago
THE HORROR!
r00ty@kbin.life 11 months ago
I think the real problem (and not saying I agree, just the motivation of the legal system) is that he keeps saying he intends to keep breaking the laws he's been convicted of.
In most countries, that doesn't go down well.
Having said that, this is a stealth whole life tariff. These should be reserved for the most heinous crimes. The sadistic/multiple murderers and the like. Not compulsive hacking.
ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yeah people like to ignore the part where it says something along the lines of " he will stay in prison hospital for life or until a doctor determines he isn’t a danger to himself or society."
Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The judge said they confined him because he said he’d do it again. Not because of violent outbursts, which without further information do not rise to the level of involuntary commitment.