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| No | 16% | 294 votes | Total: 1825 votes | |
| Yes | 84% | 1531 votes |
No
by Gerhard Adam
Created on: June 03, 2008
While I can appreciate the sentiment when someone has to deal with the frustrations associated with
Created on: November 12, 2011
As we get into this argument, we must realize that there is a huge range of what people consider to
by Kieron Deane
Created on: May 03, 2010
Should Computer Virus Writer go to Jail?
Almost every computer user has experienced the effects of a
Created on: October 14, 2007
Should computer virus writers go to jail? Let's think a few minutes before we rush into answering this
by Bo del Ransi
Created on: November 26, 2011 Last Updated: February 19, 2012
One of the more subtle questions about computer viruses is not where they come from but how they migrate
Created on: August 30, 2010
Computer Virus writers should be credited for creating jobs and triggering companies to startup and
by Catie Martin
Created on: August 01, 2008 Last Updated: November 07, 2008
Our legal system needs to be reformed. American jails are filled with people who have committed non-violent
Created on: April 05, 2009
Computer virus writers use their enormous knowledge of the functioning of PCs in order to take control
Created on: May 02, 2008
Should gun manufacturers go to jail? After all, the things they build are used to commit crimes. What
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Yes
by Leigh Goessl
Created on: August 15, 2007 Last Updated: June 03, 2008
Virus writers should be sentenced to jail because they cause harm and damage the property of others.
Created on: October 20, 2007 Last Updated: November 29, 2010
How many different viruses live in your computer as you read this? What are they doing with or to your
Created on: April 25, 2011
Anyone that authors a computer program with the intent to harm or inconvenience others
Created on: October 30, 2009
Only people with malicious intent would write a computer virus - yet if people committed other forms
by Robert Laws
Created on: September 25, 2009
To answer this question, we need to look at what a computer virus is and the reasons they are written.
Created on: September 06, 2009
In 2005, Sven Jaschan, the notorious hacker who was responsible for the Sasser virus was given a suspended
Created on: February 27, 2009 Last Updated: March 19, 2009
It may be argued that a non-violent crime should not pose a jail sentence. There are many arguments
Created on: June 01, 2009
Should computer virus writers go to jail?
Should people who steal go to jail? Should people who destroy
Created on: November 17, 2010
Should Computer Virus Writers go to Jail? This is a question that shouldn't even be asked. It is like
Created on: February 27, 2009
What are some questions that are considered before someone is convicted of a felony? Was it pre-meditated?
by George Leard
Created on: November 14, 2008 Last Updated: January 19, 2010
Should Computer Virus Writers go to jail?
Computer Virus Writers past and present, has done great harm
by lilipad
Created on: February 25, 2009
Yes, computer virus writers should go to jail. We have all been exposed to viruses that are destructive,
Created on: May 01, 2009
If someone breaks into your home and does damage, do we put them in jail? Of course we do. We have laws
by Stephen Cook
Created on: May 01, 2010
The answer is yes. Computer virus writers should go to jail and be punished for their crimes.
Created on: January 18, 2009
" Misuse of knowledge "
Should a parent be punished each time that a baby gets into something or breaks
by Henri Zimand
Created on: February 10, 2009 Last Updated: May 01, 2010
Virus writers, if we understand those that send willingly through the internet malicious worms, the
Created on: January 10, 2009
The question itself is risible. Intentionally damaging other people's property is a crime everywhere;
Created on: April 29, 2009
In the last two days I have purchased two different spyware
removal programs to remove spyware from two
by Tim Gray
Created on: November 01, 2008
The computer has become a necessary and valuable tool in the lives of virtually everyone in America.
Created on: September 20, 2007 Last Updated: August 07, 2008
Personally, I believe that anyone that writes any kind of "mal-ware" should face serious jail time.