On: The boy who stole Half Life 2 source code (2011)

[DanBC]

I strongly feel that those people should face some form of restorative justice rather than punitive fines or prison.

Prison is fantastically expensive, not particularly effective, and severely degrades the offender's life.

Restorative justice is much cheaper and more effective at fixing the offending behaviour, and the results of that behaviour.

Prison should be left for violent or unrepentant recidivists.