In the Usenet newsgroup alt.computer.security, in article
<db6sqf$8b4@dispatch.concentric.net>, winged wrote:

>ahh old guy once again you have the answer. Hang everyone in Florida
>immediately.

Well, I'm not living there ;-)

>Since they did not define the nearness of approach I think it should be
>anyone that has been closer to a computer or a computer network of a
>distance of 100 feet.

Might make it hard to get groceries or gas - but if it only applies to
Florida...

>That will fix the election issues and several other issues in on fell swoop.

Think how many spam domains it would nail if they enforced those laws. I
swear there are more spam support networks in Florida than all of China.

>Wonderful response. Thanks! Just shows what lawyers and legislators
>know about computers and the greater threat of their incompetence.

There are a lot more of these types of laws on the books - not just in
the USA. There is a similar law in the UK, although I don't recall the
exact punishments.

>With this law almost anyone could be arrested at will with cause.

If I understand it correctly, this law was passed in 2003, and this
is the first time it's been used. We'll have to see if it stands up
under appeal. It (or at least this section) could be tossed as being
to broad.

>Yeah the coffee is waaaayyy overrated.

I've tasted better coffee made from grocery store brands.

Old guy