Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Should Gary McKinnon be extradited to the US?

shamrock_uk · 05-11-2006, 06:31 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4715612.stm

Potential issues:

1) The evidence against him hasn't been under the scrutiny of a British court

2) We are perfectly capable of trying such an offence in this country

3) The sentence (up to 70 years) is vastly disproportionate to the crime - he wouldn't get that much for murder over here.

4) Our so-called extradition treaty with the US only applies to one-way traffic (and it's not in our direction) and I believe hasn't actually been made law yet.

5) He will be tried in Virginia and accused of being a terrorist - is he likely to get an impartial jury?

So yeah, I think he should be tried here. Would be interested to hear from those with alternative views.

There's also the rather crazy aspects of his story - the fact he could waltz in without passwords, using a dialup modem. I mean, not only is it slightly crazy to run Windows in security-sensitive situations, but the US Navy for example actually runs beta-versions of Microsoft software

Time for a change in IT policy? A google for "Windows for warships" will turn up a similar controversy on this side of the Pond.

05-11-2006, 06:31 PM	#1
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 3,092	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4715612.stm Potential issues: 1) The evidence against him hasn't been under the scrutiny of a British court 2) We are perfectly capable of trying such an offence in this country 3) The sentence (up to 70 years) is vastly disproportionate to the crime - he wouldn't get that much for murder over here. 4) Our so-called extradition treaty with the US only applies to one-way traffic (and it's not in our direction) and I believe hasn't actually been made law yet. 5) He will be tried in Virginia and accused of being a terrorist - is he likely to get an impartial jury? So yeah, I think he should be tried here. Would be interested to hear from those with alternative views. There's also the rather crazy aspects of his story - the fact he could waltz in without passwords, using a dialup modem. I mean, not only is it slightly crazy to run Windows in security-sensitive situations, but the US Navy for example actually runs beta-versions of Microsoft software Time for a change in IT policy? A google for "Windows for warships" will turn up a similar controversy on this side of the Pond.