[X4U] Re: Wireless "theft"

[Peter Apockotos]

On Jun 16, 2005, at 2:09 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote:

> At 1:33 AM -0400, 6/16/05, Peter Apockotos wrote:
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>> On Jun 16, 2005, at 1:17 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote:
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>>> At 11:18 PM -0500, 6/15/05, Michael Elliott wrote
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>>>> Yes, but I won't go to jail if my neighbor fills his pool from  
>>>> my water hose.
>>>>
>>>
>>> And I'll pay $1,000 to the first person that can prove than  
>>> anyone has ever gone to jail due to someone stealing their  
>>> wireless internet access and doing something illegal.
>>>
>>> All of these ridiculous possibilities that are only possibilities  
>>> and merely fodder for the foil hats.
>>>
>>
>> Please send a USPS money order to
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>
> You merely proved my point. Thank you.
>
> Why is it that what I wrote is not understood. I am NOT saying that  
> crimes done over wireless networks are not prosecutable. I am  
> saying that no one has ever gotten arrested for the activities of  
> someone else's accessing their wireless network. You do something  
> illegal, you go to jail. Doing illegal activities should always  
> entitle someone to jail. Having an open network is not illegal but  
> should in fact be done so that society will more quickly have a  
> high quality wireless mesh network throughout our communities.  
> Else, we have no need for libraries or parks. Everyone should buy  
> their own books and mow their own lawns and build their own  
> basketball courts.
>
>

To be honest I am sure it has happened somewhere.   I just don't have  
access to every arrest record in the US.  Give George W some time he  
still has 2 and years left to make one high profile.  Or the RIAA.