The mainstream media spent twenty years trying to turn the word "hacker" into some sort of unholy cross between thief, terrorist, child pornographer, and teenager. They'd better be getting the sense that hacker == criminal by now!
Source: Wikipedia, "hacker".
Facts is facts, man. Sorry if you don't like the snark, but I'm not sorry for telling the truth.
That's not touching on the rest of your posts. They've all been hyperbolic bullshit, and I hate seeing it bleed over from the political discussions.