Gary Mckinnon Essay
Professional Practice
Ethical Case Study for Part 2
Gary McKinnon
Introduction
This report discusses about ethical issues that has been quoted from the Guardian “the biggest military computer hack of all time.” Gary McKinnon a Systems administrator from Glasgow; born 10 February 1966 who is suffering Asperger’s Syndrome and has been blamed upon of hacking into the United States Government computer systems. He presumably “states that he was merely looking for evidence of a UFO cover-up, the suppression of Free Energy, and other technologies potentially useful to the public.” However the damages have resulted from this incident cost more than $800,000 of the Military and NASA’s computer security.
This all first began in 1983 when Gary went to go to his local cinema to watch the movie WarGames, about a whiz kid who had hacked into the Pentagon, from an interview with Jon Ronson; The Guardian, Gary said that from this movie he did not mean it to actually come true, and had a thought in mind that he would work for the department of defence or NASA, on the other hand this is not the case for Gary’s case.
Between the years 2001 and 2002 Gary McKinnon was arrested under the Computer Misuse Act in the UK just after the 9/11, and got bail by 2005. …show more content…
But without finding out that he has suffered Asperger’s Syndrome, for the people who have supported Gary McKinnon has said that he is “less blameworthy for his crimes... does not necessarily mean that he can distinguish right from wrong.” There are still many questions for Gary and the future, Will Gary McKinnon’s Asperger’s Syndrome get worse and end up change his sentencing? Should people with mental disabilities be treated differently under our legal
Ethical Case Study for Part 2
Gary McKinnon
Introduction
This report discusses about ethical issues that has been quoted from the Guardian “the biggest military computer hack of all time.” Gary McKinnon a Systems administrator from Glasgow; born 10 February 1966 who is suffering Asperger’s Syndrome and has been blamed upon of hacking into the United States Government computer systems. He presumably “states that he was merely looking for evidence of a UFO cover-up, the suppression of Free Energy, and other technologies potentially useful to the public.” However the damages have resulted from this incident cost more than $800,000 of the Military and NASA’s computer security.
This all first began in 1983 when Gary went to go to his local cinema to watch the movie WarGames, about a whiz kid who had hacked into the Pentagon, from an interview with Jon Ronson; The Guardian, Gary said that from this movie he did not mean it to actually come true, and had a thought in mind that he would work for the department of defence or NASA, on the other hand this is not the case for Gary’s case.
Between the years 2001 and 2002 Gary McKinnon was arrested under the Computer Misuse Act in the UK just after the 9/11, and got bail by 2005. …show more content…
But without finding out that he has suffered Asperger’s Syndrome, for the people who have supported Gary McKinnon has said that he is “less blameworthy for his crimes... does not necessarily mean that he can distinguish right from wrong.” There are still many questions for Gary and the future, Will Gary McKinnon’s Asperger’s Syndrome get worse and end up change his sentencing? Should people with mental disabilities be treated differently under our legal