Comments on: Date set for NASA hacker hearing in U.K.

Britain's high court will consider next month whether self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon should be tried in the U.K., instead of the U.S., in a case that dates back to 2001.

[franchiseshop]

Too late, he is going going gone... Which is a shame really as he needs to go through the British courts and not the USA courts. No one in this country should be subjects to laws and judicial systems they are not governed by.

[tech_crazy]

Dude, he hacked into US systems and hence subject to US courts. If the US and UK have reciprocal arrangements, then he may be tried in the UK. Otherwise, the International Court of Justice would need to get involved.

[luke_marsh]

Opening up on older clandestine activity is not as important as opening up deliberative bridges of communicate among responsible intelligent groups about future plans and today's advances behind closed doors. We all know NASA although of commercial and civilian interests too serves interests of a more clandestine nature but what enough good minds are not aware of is the degrees some are going and are willing to go past status Quos that could invoke dangers and problems that require deliberation of good intelligent minds.
In which case this man you doing a write up on is null and void of as he didn't really get much past the front gates and as a token of good will to curious minds a slap on the wrist I think is what should be done about this mischievousness.

[cabinns]

Hmm, putting this guy in jail with Asperger's Syndrome is not a good idea. Let him socialize with criminals that are enemy's of U.S and U.K.? What are you thinking? I say keep him isolated on a military compound for the rest of his natural life consulting both US and UK governments.