Dashiell Ponce de Leon sentenced to 4 years in prison, $1,000,000 fine.

[whispers]

If you have it in you to steal, you always will. It's just a matter of whether your fear the consequences enough to not do it again.

I sorta garee with this statement..however...how do you know to be afraid of it..if you havent experienced it yet?

As I stated before deterants can work somewhat...but to most...its just an ideology..not a reality until they get caught.. how many people here are gonna read this... and still go home and download illrgal MP3's? I would say amount as before.. why?..because this isnt real to them....its a story.. not a life experience...

You can only scare someone with something they KNOW about....the unknown will still press curiosity..

[TallGuyLittleCar]

Thats an example I know something of.. caught having couterfiet bills only landed a personal "friend" of mine some LAME probation..and that was in the tune of 24k odd amount of $20 bills.... been in trouble before.....still slap on the wrist in IMHO.

Wasn't this the second offence? if your "friend" did the same thing again.. but this time it was 200k of $20 bills... do you think he would get lame probation?

[indivision]

Thats an example I know something of.. caught having couterfiet bills only landed a personal "friend" of mine some LAME probation..and that was in the tune of 24k odd amount of $20 bills.... been in trouble before.....still slap on the wrist in IMHO...

again he SHOUDL be punished.. but punishing him in the same way you do a murderer or rapist is silly. I bet you;d all be singing another tune if it was you! (and dont gimmie that crap that you wouldnt..etc..etc..) How would you liek to spend the next 4 years of youe life with "Bubba" the murding rapist..dng his laundry and being his *****....dealing with the race/gang presence all because you sold some bootleg Windows XP?

Should you be punished..of course..you broke a law (whether you agree with it or not)..and you need to be punished. but risking the life of someone who is not from that 'walk of life' (if you will)..doesnt need to learn how to make a shank to protect his life... for a white collar/electronic non-volient crime.

Maybe a few months in jail (not prison)...and a harsh release program..or something.

And I never once implied that because of ones skill set..he should get favors..
Im saying that if MONEY is the reason people are pissed off...then focus on that...

was your friend convicted of doing 24k of counterfeiting or was he caught in one instance using counrterfeit 20's?

a couple things about prison. you really should look at the breakdown of crimes people are serving there on. its not just rapists and murderers. as is seemingly popular, you are also greatly exaggerating what prison is like. of course its not a small punishment to be physically locked up. but, it isn't the hollywood, walk around with a "shank", "gang school", scene that some think it is. just trust me on that one. sending this guy to prison isnt 'risking his life' because he isnt from that 'walk of life'. what are you saying? that only poor people who dont have successful careers deserve to go to prison?

i wouldn't like to spend the next 4 years of my life in prison. i dont have to fear that because i dont steal! and anyway, they dont put software thieves next to murderers. the actual incidences of prison rape is actually very low. probably lower than it is in civilian life per capita.

nobody is pissed about anything here (that i can tell). looks to me like a simple case of the justice system doing its job.

[annexion]

"and dont gimmie that crap that you wouldnt..etc..etc.."

I wouldn't. Stop validating your opinions by accusing everyone else of the offense.

And also, no, it will never me. I don't have to pretend to know what it would be like. I don't understand how some people make it sound so difficult to stay out of trouble. I've never been arrested, let alone sentenced and imprisoned.

[whispers]

was your friend convicted of doing 24k of counterfeiting or was he caught in one instance using counrterfeit 20's?

a couple things about prison. you really should look at the breakdown of crimes people are serving there on. its not just rapists and murderers. as is seemingly popular, you are also greatly exaggerating what prison is like. of course its not a small punishment to be physically locked up. but, it isn't the hollywood, walk around with a "shank", "gang school", scene that some think it is. just trust me on that one. sending this guy to prison isnt 'risking his life' because he isnt from that 'walk of life'. what are you saying? that only poor people who dont have successful careers deserve to go to prison?

i wouldn't like to spend the next 4 years of my life in prison. i dont have to fear that because i dont steal! and anyway, they dont put software thieves next to murderers. the actual incidences of prison rape is actually very low. probably lower than it is in civilian life per capita.

nobody is pissed about anything here (that i can tell). looks to me like a simple case of the justice system doing its job.

you are correct...he would never go to a maximum security prison...I was using extremes.. as others have... but I dont need to take your word on that..I formed my own opinion. And I dont know where you were..are ever have been...but some places have a VERY high gang presence... everyone of course not.

[whispers]

"and dont gimmie that crap that you wouldnt..etc..etc.."

I wouldn't. Stop validating your opinions by accusing everyone else of the offense.

And also, no, it will never me. I don't have to pretend to know what it would be like. I don't understand how some people make it sound so difficult to stay out of trouble. I've never been arrested, let alone sentenced and imprisoned.

Noone said you "WOULD". that statement meant I would assume, you could put that aside and see from a hypothetical point of view. (I guess not)

[annexion]

Okay, it meant that you would assume what? Short of putting your grammar on trial, I don't know how I misunderstood. Perhaps you could explain to me instead of inferring that I'm an idiot?

*if english is not your first language, understand that I've said the above with full appreciation of the difficulties our language provides.

[indivision]

you are correct...he would never go to a maximum security prison...I was using extremes.. as others have... but I dont need to take your word on that..I formed my own opinion. And I dont know where you were..are ever have been...but some places have a VERY high gang presence... everyone of course not.

hehe. i havent been to prison myself. but i have known people here and there throughout my life that have been. i also have a close friend who worked as a prison guard for several years. so, ive heard a thing or two about it from both sides of the gate. its no place anyone sane wants to be. but, by far, the typical experience is more like Cool Hand Luke (without the torture) than American Me.

anyway. thats besides the point since you're still removing the responsibility from the convicted. if he goes to prison and then becomes a gang member, thats ALSO his fault. people should always take responsibility for themselves AND be held responsible for themselves. not just hopefully one and then blame society if the other doesn't happen.

[whispers]

Okay, it meant that you would assume what? Short of putting your grammar on trial, I don't know how I misunderstood. Perhaps you could explain to me instead of inferring that I'm an idiot?

*if english is not your first language, understand that I've said the above with full appreciation of the difficulties our language provides.

"and dont gimmie that crap that you wouldnt..etc..etc.."

meaning.....if you were in the same position (as I think I said.."if it happened to you")...you would have a different opinion about having to go to prison and having a murderer or rapist as a roomie.

I could already imagine the people saying: "No I wouldnt..cause I would never steal...etc"..... so I said "Dont gimmie that crap..." think about the scenerio..

[annexion]

I apologize, I thought you were saying "don't give me that crap" because you think everyone does or has committed theft, not because you were asking us to imagine what it would be like going to prison. Again, my apologies.

If in that position, yes, I think it would be horrible. Given the nature of the punishment, and most importantly being so remote from the rest of society, I would probably be very afraid. Note, however, that it is hard for me to imagine myself there, though I could imagine how dire the situation would be.

[Frets]

Rehabilitation works. However it only works when the individual applies themselves
starting with accepting the responsibilites of thier actions and understanding the implications of thier actions not only to themselves but also twards the victum and society.

If rehabilitation didn't work then the prisons would be much much more overcrowded then they already are. The stigmatism of commiting a crime can last one's life time.
(unless your Martha Stewart) Making it extremely hard to enter the work world. Without a job that pays the bills one is more likely to commit a crime as they have no alternatives left.

Abilities do not always equate to success in web design. It takes much much more to be a successful designer then design skills. Lack of success in ones field of endeavor does not justify illegal actions to financially compensate oneself.

My father worked for the criminal justice system as a parole/probation officier for most of his adult life. He had seen quite a number of people who were one time offenders and career criminals as well. When asking "Why did you do it?" "Because I thought I could get away with it" was always the response of career criminals.

Unless you envoke the death penalty for all criminals they will at some point re-enter society. Therefore rehabilitation or re incarceration are the only options. With the overcrowding of prison populations expect to pay a great deal more in taxes for prisons
or expect a larger criminal element in society which doesn't fear being caught.

[sportzguy933]

Seeing as you're writing "Sports" with a "z" your age is probably closer to 12 than 21.

You're right, I have been using this username since I was twelve, but no, I am not twelve. Why? Because I don't like change .

[indivision]

You're right, I have been using this username since I was twelve, but no, I am not twelve. Why? Because I don't like change .

But are you closer in age to 12 than 21?

[zakp0]

I agree with you Silver. Zak should be banned. *goes off to tell*

Eh? Have we forgotten the whole "How much pirated are you" calculator that was posted here a couple of weeks ago? Actually...wasnt it you who posted it, MarkP?

[gerbick]

Zak, calm down...looks like a joke.

Sorta funny though...a lot of talk and opinion about a crime.

Crime is just that, a crime.

[reset.ops-sop]

the US civil war.. weapons were sold/traded to the south by the north and sold/traded by the north to the south.
this type of business transaction never ended.
did you think that the railroads and utilities on the monopoly board game was a poor ownership investment? just because
you owned a utility doesnt mean you couldnt buy boardwalk and build hotels.

Gerbick, summed it all up in just 2 posts... "WOW crime." (combined for clarity)

today, monopoly, is not the domination of a market by a single seller but the domination of a market by
many heavily invested business members, some would call them criminals.

a internet divided against itself can not survive.
I believe this cannot endure
permanently half-intellectual property and half-intellectual freedom.
-- Abraham Lincoln, 1858


http://boardgames.about.com/cs/monop...n_monopoly.htm

[Markp.com]

Eh? Have we forgotten the whole "How much pirated are you" calculator that was posted here a couple of weeks ago? Actually...wasnt it you who posted it, MarkP?

Wasn't me Dr. Genius! I don't belive I've ever written anywhere that "I pirate software" like you so bluntly did in this thread. Mainly because I don't.

[indivision]

Can you play Monopoly in prison?

[calpomatt]

I told him not to sell my software....damn....now everyone will know how to make the perfect cupcake!