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skeletonjelly · on May 26, 2013

I find the meaning and knowledge of laws to be inaccessible overall as a 18+ citizen. I'm not American, but who for instance knew that there were "provisions" under the Federal Labor Standards Act?

twistedpair · on May 27, 2013

It makes me angry, but the law here in the US is that "ignorance is not a defense." Oh... you didn't know our several million laws when you broke one? Too bad, they say. Lawyers counter that if the law was simpler, they wouldn't have jobs.

cperciva · on May 27, 2013

Yes, but US labor laws don't apply to someone living in Germany anyway.

tokenizerrr · on May 27, 2013

Ok. Now if only the kid actually was over there in the US.

criley · on May 28, 2013

It's not that simple. When you access an American network, your usage is governed my American laws -- period.

You make it sound like if you hacked into Paypal from Germany you'd be completely immune to American law on the matter because you're not in the US.

That's simply not true.