# Return of the son of the spammer who just got banned!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-son-of-the-spammer-who-just-got-banned/516951>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 9, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-son-of-the-spammer-who-just-got-banned/516951 "2009-11-09T21:57:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-son-of-the-spammer-who-just-got-banned/516951/81 "2009-11-13T15:03:59Z")

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> [@Scuba\_Ben](#):
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> Do you support the death penalty for Internet spamming?

Certainly.

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> For identity fraud?

It depends on the harm done

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> For 419 scams?

Yes, double, first they spam, then they scam. They should be killed twice.

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> Are you willing to volunteer for capital punishment?

For a spammer, perhaps.

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> Are you now or have you ever been a spambot?

Never!!!11  
😃

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-son-of-the-spammer-who-just-got-banned/516951/82 "2009-11-13T15:29:40Z")

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> [@Scuba\_Ben](#):
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> Are you willing to volunteer for capital punishment?

He did by posting here. 😉

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> Are you now or have you ever been a spambot?

He’s being deprogrammed and is starting to develop his own identity apart from the spammer collective.

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-son-of-the-spammer-who-just-got-banned/516951/83 "2009-11-15T07:11:07Z")

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> [@Scuba\_Ben](#):
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> Do you support the death penalty for Internet spamming? For identity fraud? For 419 scams? Are you willing to volunteer for capital punishment? Are you now or have you ever been a spambot?

Yes. Though I think that probably the death penalty is too light a punishment for this crime.

Probably, though I’d be even happier to see the thief have to serve as an indentured servant to his victim, until the victim is totally recovered from the theft. I understand that it takes YEARS for the repercussions to die down.

See first answer.

Errrr, am I willing to carry it out? I don’t know. Probably. I am certainly not volunteering to be capitally punished. If I want to commit suicide, though, I know how to do it.

Never been a spambot. Never been a spammer.

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