>>Usually (at least in common law countries) crimes are supposed to have an element of malicious intent.
Really? You can go to jail(for a very long time) just for having some drugs on your person, or for some underage pornography on your computer. Just having those things, with "no malicious intent" is enough to sentence people to years in prison. That's in countries with common law.
>>People shouldn’t be put in prison for making honest mistakes
And he might not be, 6 months in jail is just one possible outcome - most likely he will get the 30k euro fine and a some community service.
>> It is believable that he didn’t know that it would knock out the entire town’s connectivity, or that the device would extend beyond his property
Maybe, but actually look at his setup - this isn't some $50 jammer bought off alibaba. He bought a very powerful device that affected a large area around his house - ignorance of technical details and ignorance of the law only stretches so far.
Really? You can go to jail(for a very long time) just for having some drugs on your person, or for some underage pornography on your computer. Just having those things, with "no malicious intent" is enough to sentence people to years in prison. That's in countries with common law.
>>People shouldn’t be put in prison for making honest mistakes
And he might not be, 6 months in jail is just one possible outcome - most likely he will get the 30k euro fine and a some community service.
>> It is believable that he didn’t know that it would knock out the entire town’s connectivity, or that the device would extend beyond his property
Maybe, but actually look at his setup - this isn't some $50 jammer bought off alibaba. He bought a very powerful device that affected a large area around his house - ignorance of technical details and ignorance of the law only stretches so far.