[walod]

If you read the irc logs, weev and spitler's intent was obviously malicious. I think many things in this case are true at the same time. Oversentencing and prosecution yes, but how do you then prosecute someone like this? There was a reason they included the irc logs in the prosecution, because the intent counts, not just the physical actions by the accused.

[lawnchair_larry]

No, the logs were taken out of context. They have a "special" sense of humor, but they didn't intend to actually do any of what was in the logs.