[aneth4]

So he committed a crime and wrote words that characterize the intent behind crime in such a way as to increase prosecutorial interest and sentencing. Now you are saying he was just joking around when he said those things?

Perhaps it's true, but it's stupid and it's hard for me imagine anyone taking that explanation seriously, certainly prosecutors and judges.

If you walk into a bank with a gun and ask the teller for money, then say "just kidding", .... Good luck.

[rdl]

Yes, weev is an idiot. Yes, weev is abrasive. Fortunately neither of those are themselves crimes.

Weev has always taken anything and turned it into drama. That's the whole Internet Troll thing. A normal defendant wouldn't, when faced with a chance to reduce his sentence by 1-3 years by "accepting responsibility", post something like this to the press. It basically screams "upward departure" to a judge, while at the same time rallying people on the Internet, which doesn't really mean so much inside a federal ass-rape prison.

[aneth4]

There is a difference between being abrasive and openly declaring unlawful intent. While the latter is not (always) illegal, it is a legitimate factor for prosecutorial discretion and sentencing.

[rsingel]

Where was he openly declaring unlawful intent? The court transcript is on the web.