Man Sentenced for Hacking Al-Jazeera Site

[shamanstar]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&ncid=528&e=1&u=/ap/20031114/ap_on_hi_te/al_jazeera_hacked

LOS ANGELES - A Web designer was sentenced to community service for hijacking the Web site for the Arab satellite news channel Al-Jazeera and redirecting its traffic to a site showing an American flag and the words "Let Freedom Ring."



John William Racine II, 24, of Norco, was ordered Wednesday to perform 1,000 hours of community service and pay $2,000. He pleaded guilty in June to felony charges of wire fraud and unlawful interception of an electronic communication.

[thebigidea]

1. bwahhahaha

moron.

He probably has a big cardboard Hannity cutout in his bedroom.

[shamanstar]

2. good ole red white and blue will convert them

atleast he was a republican. imagine the consequences if a liberal had done this and redirected to a liberal website.

[demdave]

5. How did you find out he was a Rep.???

I have heard people ask about party affiliation for people in the news or judges and I have always found that info very hard to find. Do you know a way or site that helps or was this just a baseless claim on your part?

[shamanstar]

8. baseless claim?

i dont know any dems that would hijack al jazeera and redirect to a stars and stripes freedom website

[BlackFrancis]

9. what do you think?

If the bastard doesn't even vote he's still obviously a Rushbot.

[Frangible]

3. rofl

I'm surprised he got charged, given the timing of when he hacked it.

[Voltaire99]

4. A Dean-Cthulhu ticket?

Promising. ;-)

[Frangible]

7. Heh, thanks

"The good doctor... and the ultimate evil! Vote for the most diverse ticket in '04."

[DUreader]

6. I thought hacking was terrah , life in prison?

Is this sentence in line with other hacker convictions?