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City Park Dad
Check this out: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showAr...cleID=197008431

A former California judge was sentenced this week for possession of child pornography, six years after a vigilante hacker infiltrated his computer with a Trojan horse computer program designed to weed out pedophiles.

Former Orange County Superior Court Judge Ronald C. Kline, 65, of Irvine, Calif., was sentenced Feb. 20 to 27 months in federal prison for possessing thousands of images of under-age boys engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He pleaded guilty in December 2005 to four counts of possession of child pornography, admitting that the images of child pornography were on his home computer, two floppy disks, and one portable disk drive, according to a written release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Central District of California.
Snoopy
A judge as a pedophile!!!! mad.gif mad.gif ohmy.gif

I hope in prison he learns what it feels like to be molested. mad.gif
Heather
QUOTE (City Park Dad @ Feb 28 2007, 10:13 AM) *
...a vigilante hacker infiltrated his computer with a Trojan horse computer program designed to weed out pedophiles.

That's pretty great. It was just "some guy" and not some organized law enforcement thing. Not that that makes it better or anything...just neat.

Pedophiles are popping up in every occupation these days. Priests, teachers and firemen were on that Dateline show. It could be anyone.
SMan
If it was an organized law enforcement thing hacking his computer w/o a warrant, the perv judge would be walking the streets. Joe Citizen does it and turns the info over to the police makes it admissable.
City Park Dad
QUOTE (SMan @ Feb 28 2007, 03:00 PM) *
If if was an organized law enforcement thinking hacking his computer w/o a warrant, the perv judge would be walking the streets. Joe Citizen does it and turns the info over to the police makes it admissible.


True, but a warrant was issued based on the "tip" from the "hacker". Just like if I were to break into your house to rob it and saw your meth lab and reported it. Police could get a warrant based on that and begin to investigate.

Consequently, I could be charged with my crime as well. Apparently the hacker has not been charged.
SMan
Whoa, whoa, whoa. We agreed not to mention my meth lab!
samy0
laugh.gif laugh.gif Sman is taking it down and moving it to a new safe house as we speak
City Park Dad
QUOTE (samy0 @ Mar 1 2007, 09:51 AM) *
laugh.gif laugh.gif Sman is taking it down and moving it to a new safe house as we speak


So that's who is buying the Tusing warehouse!
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