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Gary McKinnon

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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 6 Jul 2009 11:46

If you feel that as an Asperger's sufferer he should be tried in this country not the US there is a petition run by the D Mail at www.dailymail.co.uk/gary.

Rambling

Rambling Report 6 Jul 2009 12:01

Signed Ann, but failed on that link but got through on

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1165337/Stop-MPs-Gravy-Train---Sign-Mail-Sunday-petition.html

xx

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 6 Jul 2009 12:44

thank you Rose, i got through on the original link but had to put it into a word doc then alt plus click to get on, my search engine wouldn't pick it up.

Ann
Glos

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 6 Jul 2009 14:27

I signed via the National Autistic Society who encouraged us to send their proto type letter to our local MPs. I duly sent one to mine who wrote a very wishy washy letter back saying that he could not do anything about this case.

Amazing really , because loads of other MPs have supported the cause. I just wonder about our MP sometimes.........

Hoobity

Hoobity Report 6 Jul 2009 14:53

I also signed through the National Autistic Society and sent the letter to my own M.P who replied saying he would be taking my concerns to the Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC at the Home Office and that he will reply to me as soon as he has a response.
I have been reading about the case in the Daily Mail in the last week.

Merlin

Merlin Report 6 Jul 2009 15:07

Ann, I think that the Yanks are miffed that he got into their so called protected systems and are btrying to make him pay for it,However, if they had an Iota of sense,they would be offering him a job to sort out their problems to prevent this happening again.It seems the Chinese have been hacking into their systems for years,**M**.Ps, the Government should be reminded forcefully that GB is not another state of the US.

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 6 Jul 2009 17:04

Exactly Merlin. Many folk with AS are absolutely fantatstic on computers. I doubt Gary had anything sinister in mind but probably saw their system as a challenge! Once gainfully employed, these folk make super employees.