It was only when he found information that was stashed on a foreign server that indicated that agencies OUTSIDE of Sandia and the DOE were affected was he ordered to not do anything with the information. Mr. Carpenter tried to find channels within Sandia to get the information to the Army and affected defense contractors, but his employer told him that they only cared about their computers.

You might want to do some more reading on the press coverage to get all of the facts before you rush to judgment. Do you really think that one good lawyer can push a case through the hurdles of the legal system (including the judge), and “trick” a jury into large punitive damages? Don’t you think that Sandia had good lawyers? According to the new mexico courts web site, they hired three attorneys at a good firm in Albuquerque, besides the attorneys they already have on staff.

And all of their attorneys are being paid by your tax dollars; they have a bottomless pit of money to draw from. The real court system doesn’t work like the court systems on Law and Order or other Hollywood movies. Take some time and educate yourself about Mr. Carpenter’s case, and see if you still feel the same way.