[citation][nom]blazorthon[/nom]As much as I may not like a lot of companies, DDoS is still an outright attack on them rather than something like a boycott which is simply not using them. I don't see a reasonable way to legalize it.EDIT: Even if it gets legalized, there'd be no reason to release people jailed over it AFAIK. Just as you can't be charged with a crime for committing an act before it is made illegal, you shouldn't be able to get away with committing a crime just because it is legalized after you committed it.[/citation]
actually i believe that if something is made legal after you are in jail for it, you have to go through the court system to get released, but unlike false imprisonment, you dont get money for the time you served.
personally, i want people in jail for drug uses in non violent instance to be immediately released, and violent ones to be reviewed and sentences amended to reflect its no legal, as in sentence you like you did whatever you did as if you were drunk and not high.
and as a form of protest. its like standing in an area and picketing a place, it makes it harder to get in and out, and draws awareness. i beleive it should be legal because it does get attention, weather thats because its illegal or if its just because ot the people who get targeted i dont know.
[citation][nom]adbat[/nom]DDoS no - it can be preformed by one person or two people with there army of illegally acquired zombie army, or if they are lucky they just might have access to classroom full of PC'a with external IP's and good connections.But DoS attack where each "protester" can be accounted for just like in real protest I'm all for that I could take part in an protest like that.[/citation]
yea, we cant have it because someone may use a bot net...
we cant have roads because people may speed on them
cant drink soda because you may get fat
cant eat any food not green because you may get fat
i can go on, but making something illegal because it may be abused is stupid to me.
[citation][nom]abbadon_34[/nom]First, this is not the way to do it. You have to file a lawsuit, not politely ask Obama to comment. Second, good luck, DDoS has cause real monetary damages and can't be considered free speech. The flaw in their arguement isn't that is has the same effect as hitting refresh, but that it's INTENT is cause a problem, not to mention they are close to being labeled a terrorist group but they THREATEN before doing this.Not that I don't agree with some of their causes, but this is waste of time.[/citation]
yea, im also sure picketing an business as a protest also makes them lose business (costs money) but its legal.
[citation][nom]-Jackson[/nom]Meh, if legal corruption (aka, Lobbying) is possible, I don't see why the heck not this can't be.[/citation]
got to love that...
bribery that is legal... no under the table for us, we flaunt it.
[citation][nom]fudoka711[/nom]"considering the poor treatment that occupy protestors have experienced at the hands of law enforcement"These occupy protesters (*cough* Oakland) don't realize the poor treatment the people have received at the hands of these occupiers.And DDoSing is still just a form of harrassment. Also, by making a website, or multiple websites unusable - what does it actually accomplish. Again, it just makes it bad for the rest of us.[/citation]
dont know about you, but when a site is down, i google why.