LulzSec Suspect Arrested By UK Police 361
An anonymous reader writes "The UK's Police Computer e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested a 19-year-old man in Wickford, Essex, in connection with the series of LulzSec attacks against organizations including the CIA, PBS and Sony. The man, who has been arrested under the Computer Misuse and Fraud Act, has had his house searched and a significant amount of material taken away by police for forensic examination. The PCeU worked with local Essex police and the FBI on the investigation."
Opening arguments (Score:5, Funny)
Opening arguments next month:
Judge: "Can the defendant please state, for the record, why they felt it was necessary to take down several high-profile website, costing those companies hundreds of thousands in lost income, cleanup costs, and angry support calls?"
Defendant's Lawyer: "Ah, your honor, let the record show... they did it for the 'lulz'".
Judge: "I see. Well, in the spirit of their crime, sentencing will be 'for the lulz'."
Re:Wait. Is he a suspect or not? (Score:5, Funny)
It's important to note at this point that it has not been confirmed that the arrested man is suspected of being involved with LulzSec by the authorities. But many observers are speculating that that could be the case.
How can you go from that to "Lulzsec suspect arrested?"
This is Slashdot
Re:Opening arguments (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It's prison time (Score:5, Funny)
It's lulzier without it.
Re:Opening arguments (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's prison time (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's prison time (Score:5, Funny)
You're missing the point. The parent is criticising the grand parent for automatically labelling him as guilty and already saying what his sentence is, before any due process has taken place..
Yeah. On the internet, we call that 'tuesday'.