>So if someone tried to break into your home and failed, that means they never committed a crime?
If someone acquired the same lock as me, tried to pick it in the privacy of their own home and never actually broke into my home I would sure hope that they wouldn't face criminal charges.
>That's why the maximum sentence is only 5 years.
10 for what he's being charged with, no? I could very well be wrong here, but I thought that's what the 1030(a)(1) carries.
>If someone acquired the same lock as me, tried to pick it in the privacy of their own home and never actually broke into my home I would sure hope that they wouldn't face criminal charges.
Acquiring the same lock is bad phrasing, since the same model has different keys.
So what you're implying is that people who go around cloning locks to crack them at home, and generate keys, with the intent to break into homes or military installations, have committed no crime?
>So what you're implying is that people who go around cloning locks to crack them at home, and generate keys, with the intent to break into homes or military installations, have committed no crime?
Of course not (although it wouldn’t be a crime where I’m from until you actually try to break in somewhere).
I’m only implying that this shouldn’t be a crime, not until you actually try to do the deed.
So if someone tried to break into your home and failed, that means they never committed a crime?
>At best his crime is agreeing to help hack into the DoD network, not actually doing anything in furtherance of that.
That's why the maximum sentence is only 5 years.