Bravo.

You have to respect this man, Kevin Mitnick, a former hacker who served time in federal prison:

I made some really stupid mistakes in the past as a younger man that I regret. I'm lucky that I've been given a second chance and that I could use these skills to help the community.

This is the enormous power of simply saying one was wrong, atoning for it, and going on with life.

"A convicted hacker debunks some myths." CNN, 10/13/05.