Posted on Thursday, 24th March 2011 by Nathan Thorpe
Who does not love the movie Ferris Buellers Day Off? Its like pizza or the Beatles. Its something that we all can agree upon. Well, one of the things that makes the movie such a classic are the shenanigans that Matthew Brodericks character, Ferris Bueller, pulls off. From convincing his best friend to borrow his Dads Ferrari to skip school for an adventurous day in the city, to yes, hacking into his schools computer system to change his grades and attendance record.
Funny tricks pulled of by a lovable character who makes us all want to be a bit like him someone who games the system with smarts and charm. Well, a real life high school student tried to pull of a similar stunt by hacking into his schools network to change his grades and guess what he got. If you say, the girl that is unfortunately incorrect. He is going to get jail time.
Omar Khan, who is now 21 years old (he did the hacks in 2008), pleaded guilty this week and hes expected to face 30 days in jail, a fine of around $15,000 and 500 hours of community service.
So, what do you think? Is jail time a bit too extreme? Nobody was hurt in this crime. Though justice may need to prevail otherwise many other witty and computer-literate high school students would try to pull of a similar stunt. Heck, its tough getting into your college of choice these days
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