[plg]

maybe they would thank you. Imagine though the day after, they had noticed security camera footage of a masked intruder wandering the store, and then taking merchandise out the door. They can't identify the intruder. They call the police. There is an investigation. They spend $$$ on a new security system. People are fired. Then some time later you wander in with a smile on your face and tell them how you were the one who cracked their system. I can see a scenario where they are furious with you and call the police, telling them that you have just confessed to a crime. Then police then say, hey buddy you committed a crime, you confessed to it, and now you are trying to say you did it "for a good reason". Good luck with that.

[tzakrajs]

Bad analogy in this case because the school had no idea that their FTP server was even attacked in the first place.

Better analogy to what happened: Imagine you steal the $300 shoes with your new fangled trick and the mall security do not notice at all. You come back the next morning with the $300 shoes in-tow and then they call the police.