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Yea, can't blame them for his choices (can blame them for plenty of other things).

He did violate all sorts of rules and laws (laws that are arguably excessively enforced, especially considering how they're sometimes not enforced). They didn't just walk in and arrest him for no reason - he hid a computer on their network to give him access so he could copy data.

But it's not like he didn't know the risks he was taking - we'd seen how these kinds of laws were enforced numerous times before he was even a college student (arguably even before he was born).

Blaming other people for his choices is offensive to his individuality.