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by Karunamon 5222 days ago

    >Gain unauthorized access to an account and using it
Screw the motivations or the ends! The means are ALWAYS bad!
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If you steal a loaf of bread to feed your family it's still a crime.

Regardless of whether or not you think what he did was justified it's still illegal. And there's very few serious crimes for which "publicity stunt" will generally be regarded as a good reason.

> it's still illegal.

Screw the law. Thinking that right/moral == legal is a very naive view of the world.