Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order
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Judge says hacker remains a high risk through his skills and motivation to carry out cyber-crime.

Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison::Judge says hacker remains a high risk through his skills and motivation to carry out cyber-crime.

  • Tatters@lemmy.worldEnglish
    50·
    6 months ago

    He sounds like a very troubled kid: “ The court heard that Kurtaj had been violent while in custody with dozens of reports of injury or property damage.”. He is deemed a danger to himself or others so is being placed is a secure hospital for safety, hopefully he will get treatment there. He will be released if the doctors deem he is no longer a danger.

    • Nacktmull@lemm.eeEnglish
      45·
      6 months ago

      Are there any reports of him being violent outside of custody though? If not, he is obviously not a danger to the public and the primary problem is that he was put in custody.

      • r00ty@kbin.life
        24·
        6 months ago

        I think the real problem (and not saying I agree, just the motivation of the legal system) is that he keeps saying he intends to keep breaking the laws he’s been convicted of.

        In most countries, that doesn’t go down well.

        Having said that, this is a stealth whole life tariff. These should be reserved for the most heinous crimes. The sadistic/multiple murderers and the like. Not compulsive hacking.

        • The Barto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Yeah people like to ignore the part where it says something along the lines of " he will stay in prison hospital for life or until a doctor determines he isn’t a danger to himself or society."

          • r00ty@kbin.life
            1·
            6 months ago

            I think the problem is that once institutionalised, it can be very hard to get out.

            But also it’s quite important to remember they’ve determined he’s a danger to society because he won’t stop hacking. If that’s the bar they’re testing for, maybe it’s a long wait in store.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      6 months ago

      The judge said they confined him because he said he’d do it again. Not because of violent outbursts, which without further information do not rise to the level of involuntary commitment.