...Far from punishing him, the US should give him a medal and a job. If he can hack into the worlds most secure computer system and have a play with it from his bedroom laptop, then who really is to blame?...
I only read into that just what you have said.
That he should be given a medal and that it is the victim's fault.
If it wasn't for crooks like him and those assholes who support him and condone his criminal activity then none of us would need security systems at all. And I wouldn't have had to spend several hours yesterday cleaning a virus off of my computer.
He committed the crime and should be held accountable and should be made to pay restitution. If the British legal system can't or wont deal with it then he should be extradited.