Teen accused of hacking emergency 911 system

[Mephiston]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/18/teen_hacks _911_system/

you gotta love those wacky Americans :P

Article courtesy of theregister.co.uk

[Aukiman]

yeah saw that one ! - I don't mind 'benign' hackers who just do it to try to highlight security flaws but stuff like this can easily divert emergency responses away from real emergencies and endanger peoples lives!

If they break his fingers he wont be able to type on his keyboard !

[MatTy!!]

assault with an assault weapon by proxy

That made me ROFL!

I mean, sure its a serious event however really..... what kind of checks are involved before you send in a SWAT team.

Love the fact that the SWAT teams just cruize in without knowing the story in full.

-lashed

[Mephiston]

Love the fact that the SWAT teams just cruize in without knowing the story in full.
-lashed

it has to do with their religion, find the biggest, baddest solution to a problem, put it in flak armour and give it friends, then throw it repeatedly at a house till everyone is in cuffs. :P

[Caboose]

assault with an assault weapon by proxy

yeah i get how it works but i reckon it was made up cos they're yanks

[flygirrrl]

it has to do with their religion, find the biggest, baddest solution to a problem, put it in flak armour and give it friends, then throw it repeatedly at a house till everyone is in cuffs. :P

:D hahaha thats classic Mephiston