Rainbird on 10 February 2010
| IxisNaugus said: I take it you both (Rainbird and Mise) must know a lot about the justice system and suitable punishments to make such bold claims. I'd love to know how you both came to the conclusion that this punishment is far too severe and he doesn't deserve it. This man chose to break the law, he was caught and ordered to pay compensation for the damage he caused the company. The loss of potential sales and revenue was a direct result of this individuals actions; the long term damage goes beyond Nintendo themselves and it was revealed that future release dates for Australia may be hurt because of this. Or are you going to tell me he has not in fact caused much damage? If so, please elaborate on that. Justice has been served and the law has spoken. We can go on all day about how harsh it is to "end this mans life" but i shall direct you to some words that seemed to have gone ignored previously: If you cannot do the time then do not do the crime. |
Fortunately it doesn't take a deep knowledge of the justice system to weigh actions against consequences, and it is my personal judgement that a fine of 1.6 million AU dollars is excessive. My guess is that it might take him around 40-50 years to pay off that debt alone (that's 32000-40000 AU dollars a year) if he lives a "good" life. So unless he gets really lucky, this guy will have to live a life of poverty to pay for this crime. That's excessive to me, no matter what you think.
