Originally posted here by newbie
I also read the book by Shimomura and had the impression that Mitnick is somehow sick. Possessed by his inferiority complex.
well of course you got the impression he was some kind of sick evil freak...Shimomura is not only incredibly full of himself, but he HATES Mitnick. the absolute worst place you could go to judge sombody is to their enemy. Takedown was just Shimomura stroking his ego.

anyway, on to the topic of if he got screwed, yes, i believe he did. no, i dont like him or condone what he did, but when you look at all the paranoia and mis-information that his trial was full of, there is NO way you can believe it was a fair trial or that the sentance was just.