If she hadn't, would the complaint be, "why didn't anyone propose this change early enough to actually help?"
I suppose one could focus on retribution for this particular event, or recognize that the CFAA allows for many other unknown people to spend lengthy jail sentences with few people caring about them.
If the legislation is flawed, it should be changed, so that even people without celebrity are protected. Prosecutorial discretion has its place, but the idea of prosecutors selectively applying laws that are on the books with considerations about how popular suspects are in a poor model for a legal system.
I suppose one could focus on retribution for this particular event, or recognize that the CFAA allows for many other unknown people to spend lengthy jail sentences with few people caring about them.
If the legislation is flawed, it should be changed, so that even people without celebrity are protected. Prosecutorial discretion has its place, but the idea of prosecutors selectively applying laws that are on the books with considerations about how popular suspects are in a poor model for a legal system.