Man Arrested Over 'Spam Rage'

A Silicon Valley computer programmer has been arrested for threatening to torture, kill and send a 'package full of Anthrax spores' to employees of the company he blames for bombarding his computer with spam promising to enlarge his penis. via [Wired News]

Oughtn't his defense be "But they opted-in to a 'receive death threats' list that was provided to me by one of my affiliates. I'm shocked, shocked at this turn of events and have cancelled future dealings with that affiliate."?