Originally Posted by christep
At the risk of getting Omni-esque here, are you suggesting that we should abandon all legal systems? The guy was (by all accounts) an out-and-out criminal who deceived many people (including, at a trivial level, myself). I have sympathy for the people who have suffered as a result, but none for him - he took a gamble, enjoyed the high life for a few years and has now paid the price.
Oh dont be silly. Of course there is a need for legal proceedings in all sorts of cases, restitution to be made, punishment to handed out, etc. However, since to the best of my knowledge none of us are part of this necessary legal process in this case, our judgements are gratuitous and serve no useful, constructive purpose under the law. So I will stick with my understanding of the above quote and its relevence to this situation, and for that matter, a whole raft of other situations.