A quick change of poll today, to survey opinions on the fate of ‘UFO hacker’ Gary McKinnon (mentioned in today’s news update). The US government claims he caused $700,000 worth of damage (I’d be interested to know if that includes the costs of upgrading/patching computers that had shockingly lax security – in which case McKinnon did them a favour), while McKinnon claims he just innocently snooped around looking for UFO secrets. The UK hacker turned down a deal of 4 years in prison in the US originally, but has since lost his appeal against extradition, with only one last appeal option left to him (the House of Lords). What are your thoughts?
The previous poll (which yes, I did leave up far too long) garnered some 2000 votes, with 32% of respondents saying they think Mothman was an ultraterrestrial. 12% disagreed, suggesting the ‘creature’ was a cryptid, while around 38% of votes were devoted to either the idea that Mothman was a hoax, or just imagination or hysteria (divided equally). One in ten people believe the whole Mothman saga was actually a black/psy operation. You can view the results of all previous polls (and vote on them) at the poll archive page.
