The Ethics of Self Defense (Score 1)

I get a kick out of hearing people squawk about the "ethics" of this kind of response. Certainly the practice of delivering a powerful DDOS attack on a Website and thus bringing it to its knees must be carefully scrutinized, but then so must delivering a powerful groin kick to a would-be mugger and thus bringing HIM to HIS knees. We are under attack from spammers, and must use a measured and appropriate response. If someone tried to take your purse, wouldn't you have the right to defend yourself? Back in my Tae Kwon Do days, we were taught to abstain from violence unless it was first visited on us, and then to respond only to a level sufficient to put a stop to the nonsense. This is Blue Security's position. In my opinion, the spammers have initiated the aggression and are reaping a just response. Vigilantes go out and look for trouble. Self-defenders wait 'til it comes nosing around and then give it a black eye. Or in this case, a blue frog.