Re:I think the time doesn't fit the crime. (Score 3, Interesting)

So by using this logic, any victim of a crime deserves what they get if they did not take every effort to prevent it from happening. Example, a person leaves on vacation and locks their home. They stop their mail and have someone take care of their dog. However, they forget to stop their paper, and thus, a criminal notices they are gone and breaks into their home and steals their belongings. By your definition, it is the homeowners who are at fault, and the burglar, if caught, should not be punished. Also, in that same situation, if a person noticed that the house had been broken into, and went in, and stole a painting that been left by the previous burglar, does that mean the individual wasn't guilty, because he hadn't broken into the house originally? By your logic, he isn't. I would argue he is just as guilty as the previous burglar. This kid committed a crime. He deliberately caused harm to people's property. It doesn't matter if he wrote the original virus or not. He needs to be punished. And I don't think the punishment is off base.