Serious Discussion Ethical considerations of using malware

No need to ponder on that one. It is same as saying "I am broke, so it is excusable to rob a bank." You don't turn to crime just because you are broke. You turn to free gov't job training and other govt assistance.
Few days ago I went to supermarket with my father and at the entrance/exit, there was a middle aged woman with a child in her hands begging for money. Right next to her, there's poster with list of job openings in the same supermarket company. My father looked her in the eyes, points at the poster and says "get a job and you'll have money!!!!!". She was so mad, gave us angry look and mumbled something.

Later, he told me she's there regularly and from what he heard when she was having conversation with someone, she isn't even from the city, but some other located more than 400 km away. There are some people that are perfectly capable of working and refuse to do so. I know some of them. That's just sad.
 
Well what chatgpt said can be summarized as "a crime is a crime regardless of intent". And she quoted various cases against vigilantist and hacktivists. And specifically in the posters case, he would be deleting evidence which would be useful to prosecute the sextortionist.