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Re:Petition the Whitehouse to remove Carmen Ortiz from office by venus on Saturday January 12, 2013 @06:48PM (#5049336)
> she was just doing her job

> didn't totally understand the technical aspects of what Swartz was accused of doing

These are quite entirely contradictory. How can you charge someone for a so-called crime you do not even understand?

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Re:Petition the Whitehouse to remove Carmen Ortiz from office by dylanrw on Saturday January 12, 2013 @07:02PM (#5049373)
This hits the nail on the head. If the government can form legislation in a domain, and have the power to prosecute in a domain it should completely understand said domain. Ignorance on many levels is the reason for much of the discontent and injustice occurring where government and internet coalesce.
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