Gary McKinnon
Right, can of worms - check. Can opener - check. I think Gary McKinnon ought to be extradited to the US to stand trial on computer hacking charges. I may be sharing this position with some pretty unsavoury neocon sorts, and I hate to bandy phrases like "if you can't do the time, then don't do the crime" around willy-nilly, but it's what I honestly believe. Of course, the man has Asperger's and therefore many are arguing (with great eloquence and passion, I might add) that he should be treated as a special case. I freely admit to not knowing a great deal about this complex condition. It's clear that sufferers have great problems with emotional and social interaction, as well as a tendency towards intense preoccupation with a narrow subject such as UFOs in McKinnon's case. I would argue that the question of intent with regards to this alleged crime, and such issues as whether the man is capable of distinguishing right from from wrong, is at the very best...