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by _delirium 5438 days ago
This is a general trend, dating to the 80s, of treating Scary Computer Stuff as somehow much more dangerous than other kinds of stuff.

Related: the kids who ran LOIC to send a few megabytes of data to some websites are being charged with crimes that carry more jail time than is typically given to people who throw bricks through windows as part of a protest. Heck, you could probably burn a cop car without being in greater trouble.