Trinidadian charged for turning off computer
Trinidad & Tobago Computer Society – June 17, 2008
Could turning off a computer be a criminal offence? It was for Ministry of Legal affairs cashier Avinash Bahadoor who appeared in the Port-of-Spain Magistrate’s Court, yesterday. The charge said Bahadoor intentionally turned off a computer in the Register General Department, knowing full well it was unauthorised. Bahadoor of Tableland, was also charged with intentionally stopping the lawful operation of the computer. The incident allegedly occurred at the Ministry’s South Quay, Port-of-Spain, office on August 21, 2006. Bahadoor pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Source: http://ttcs.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/trinidadian-charged-for-turning-off-computer/
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Trinidad & Tobago Computer Society – June 17, 2008
Could turning off a computer be a criminal offence? It was for Ministry of Legal affairs cashier Avinash Bahadoor who appeared in the Port-of-Spain Magistrate’s Court, yesterday. The charge said Bahadoor intentionally turned off a computer in the Register General Department, knowing full well it was unauthorised. Bahadoor of Tableland, was also charged with intentionally stopping the lawful operation of the computer. The incident allegedly occurred at the Ministry’s South Quay, Port-of-Spain, office on August 21, 2006. Bahadoor pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Source: http://ttcs.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/trinidadian-charged-for-turning-off-computer/
Forum discussions related to this post:
http://www.sustainabilityforum.com/forum/lazy-cafe/2763-switching-off-computer-criminal-offence.html
http://www.renewableenergyjobs.net/showthread.php?t=130
http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?tid=8278
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