RE: Drunkeness

["Chris DeVoney" <cdevoney () u washington edu>]

IANAL: I'm not sure if exact case law exists, but I would guess use
drunkness as a defense for attacking a computer network would be held to the
same standard as when used for homicide or involuntary mansluaghter, i.e.,
NOT.

The judge might view drunkness as well as other past behaviors (or bad
behaviors) as mitigating circumstances when entering the sentence...

cdv

Chris DeVoney
Clinical Research Center Bioinformatics
University of Washington 

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Would any of you people out there, both boys and girls (if any ;)) consider
that drunkeness would be a good excuse for taking over say, a university
network, or a government server... 
although i must admit i have done neither, would drunkeness hold up in court
as a suitable excuse, or would insanity be a better line to follow? :)

off topic i know, but still, a fairly curious question :)

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