hn_throwaway_69

The first paragraph is whatabouttery, the second may be accepted, but the claim I replied to was he was legally innocent until proven guilty. That is what I was addressing, not some broader notion of morality.

>innocent until proven guilty and all that

To be fair, he was refusing to face trial. And he is expected to plead guilty, so he isn't innocent.

That said, there may be legitimate questions about whether the United States should be entitled to exercise jurisdiction over foreign nationals who are not physically present in the jurisdiction for national security offences.

It should be noted this is specific to the United States.

>password database, Linux image for installation on a new laptop

Heh. Imagine surviving a plane crash. Everyone is busy calling their loved ones, and I'm busy setting up my new Linux distribution on a laptop bought in duty free, using the Linux image in my pocket.

Eh, price scalping sucks. This is the lesser of two evils.

It's not xenophobic, it's just realistic.

If you tried to run a fake, malware-laden website in a Western country you would eventually be shut down and prosecuted.

These scams mostly fester in nations with weaker institutions, not just Eastern Europe but also China and India. Their authorities are simply not interested in preventing this kind of unlawful activity.

I only have a modicum of respect for this company after they butchered CentOS.

This often doesn't work and backfires. The school will just warn them, the target will be characterised as a snitch and it will just strengthen the bullies' mutual loathing of the target.

Generally the only way to stop bullying is to build resilience and fight back.

There are extreme cases where I agree it should be reported, including infliction of physical violence.