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Re:The Criminal Charges Against Aaron Swartz (Part 1: The Law) by ErrantX on Monday January 14, 2013 @05:21AM (#5054060)
I think it's fairly clear, based on his long held views of computer fraud laws, that the second part of this will conclude something like: the charges were fair and justified in law, but the proposed punishment (both its severity and scale) were disproportionate, as was the DOJ handling of the case.

Which I think is correct.

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Re:The Criminal Charges Against Aaron Swartz (Part 1: The Law) by hobbyhacker on Monday January 14, 2013 @08:47AM (#5054589)
This still side-steps the question of the use of discretionary powers in deciding to prosecute this case in the first place.
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