{"id":552,"date":"2007-01-28T19:49:12","date_gmt":"2007-01-29T00:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/552"},"modified":"2007-01-28T19:49:12","modified_gmt":"2007-01-29T00:49:12","slug":"another-reason-why-i-oppose-the-death-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/552","title":{"rendered":"Another Reason Why I Oppose The Death Penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/atypicaljoe.com\/index.php?\/site\/comments\/facing_jailtime_for_spyware_porn\/\">aTypical Joe<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"Brian Krebs on Computer Security:\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/securityfix\/2007\/01\/substitute_teacher_faces_jail.html\">Brian Krebs on Computer Security:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A 40-year-old former substitute teacher from Connecticut is facing prison time following her conviction for endangering students by exposing them to pornographic material displayed on a classroom computer.<\/p>\n<p>Local prosecutors charged that the teacher was caught red-handed surfing for porn in the presence of seventh graders. The defense claimed the graphic images were pop-up ads generated by spyware already present on the computer prior to the teacher&rsquo;s arrival. The jury sided with the prosecution and convicted her of four counts of endangering a child, a crime that brings a punishment of up to 10 years per count. She is due to be sentenced on March 2.<\/p>\n<p>I had a chance this week to speak with the accused, Windham, Conn., resident Julie Amero. Amero described herself as the kind of person who can hardly find the power button on a computer, saying she often relies on written instructions from her husband explaining how to access e-mail, sign into instant messaging accounts and other relatively simple tasks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"Brian Krebs on Computer Security:\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/securityfix\/2007\/01\/substitute_teacher_faces_jail.html\">Read the entire article<\/a>, clickthrough to its links. You will find that in this case, as in so many others, the jury believed the police over a computer forensics expert and the testimony of the teacher. <a title=\"Said the expert:\" href=\"http:\/\/www.networkperformancedaily.com\/2007\/01\/the_strange_case_of_ms_julie_a_1.html\">Said the expert:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This was one of the most frustrating experiences of my career, knowing full well that the person is innocent and not being allowed to provide logical proof.<\/p>\n<p>If there is an appeal and the defense is allowed to show the entire results of the forensic examination in front of experienced computer people, including a computer literate judge and prosecutor, Julie Amero will walk out the court room as a free person.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You know what?&nbsp; I&#8217;ll bet that prosecutor kept anyone in the jury pool who was a computer professional from sitting on that jury.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&quot;Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached.&quot;<br \/>\n&#8211;<\/em>Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via aTypical Joe&#8230; Brian Krebs on Computer Security: A 40-year-old former substitute teacher from Connecticut is facing prison time following her conviction for endangering students by exposing them to pornographic material displayed on a classroom computer. Local prosecutors charged that the teacher was caught red-handed surfing for porn in the presence of seventh graders. 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