Aaron Swartz: Casualty of Infowar?
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Aaron Swartz: Casualty of Infowar?
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:20 pm
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Re: Aaron Swartz: Casualty of Infowar?
by Darkhorse » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:28 pm
He was probably only going to face a little jail time and all those journals went public anyways. He killed himself because he had a history of depression. It's unfortunate, but you can't blame anyone else for his death.
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Re: Aaron Swartz: Casualty of Infowar?
by JDHURF » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:31 pm
He had a history of depression and the unbelievably aggressive prosecution exacerbated his state beyond his capacity to cope. The overzealous prosecution can absolutely be cited as a contributing factor.
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Re: Aaron Swartz: Casualty of Infowar?
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:34 pm
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Re: Aaron Swartz: Casualty of Infowar?
by eynon81 » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:37 pm
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Re: Aaron Swartz: Casualty of Infowar?
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:45 pm
No, buddy fed time is flat time. They aren't f**k around and they'll bury your ass.
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Re: Aaron Swartz: Casualty of Infowar?
by Darkhorse » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:51 pm
We don't even know how much time he was going to get. He killed himself before it even went to trail. I blame government for a lot of things, but this guy chose to kill himself. I'm sure his prosecution influenced his decision, but so what? Was the government supposed to treat him differently because he had a history of depression? I agree, they were being too aggressive, but that killing yourself is not a logical reaction to that.
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