Re:US Attorney Chided Swartz On Day of Suicide
by devcpp on Sunday January 13, 2013 @03:33PM
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Agreed. With him in jail for decades, this was probably the biggest action he could have ever done for the rest of his live. This man had devoted his life to progress and may have very well sacrificed himself for it, given the date of his suicide. If only more of us had a fraction of this courage to stand against the enemies of progress and freedom.
Re:US Attorney Chided Swartz On Day of Suicide
by gus_massa on Sunday January 13, 2013 @06:04PM
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He was only 26! Even in the worst case that he unfortunately spent the maximum of 30 year in prison (probably without a computer) he would be out at 56.
Some people did important thighs after incarceration or unjust persecution:
Nelson Mandela: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
Galileo Galilei: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
He was an extremely dedicated political activist. I'm pretty sure that was a big reason for of his decision to end his life, and to end it on the 2nd anniversary of his arrest. His suicide has brought more attention to this case and corruption in the justice system than he probably would have been able to do if he were still alive. Of course he was struggling with depression and who knows what other problems, but his death seems strategically planned.