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Re:FBI secretly collected data on Aaron Swartz earlier than ... by 1000units on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:10PM (#18683606)
It doesn't matter. You can't blame anybody for not being Steel like Shkreli. The aggressions of the justice system were wildly disproportionate and unjustified, and the aggressors are responsible for the consequences of their duress.
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Re:FBI secretly collected data on Aaron Swartz earlier than ... by VectorLock on Friday December 14, 2018 @04:02PM (#18684724)
I think his response was more disproportionate than the "aggression" they directed at him. Killing yourself over 6 months in federal prison? Not wanting people to get subpoenaed?
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Re:FBI secretly collected data on Aaron Swartz earlier than ... by AsyncAwait on Saturday December 15, 2018 @05:55PM (#18690806)
They also bankrupted him and threatened him with way more than 6 months.

Also, any time in prison for IP violations is a travesty.

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Re:FBI secretly collected data on Aaron Swartz earlier than ... by 1000units on Saturday December 15, 2018 @04:08PM (#18690348)
Yes, suicide is virtually always a disproportionate response.
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