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Re:The Criminal Charges Against Aaron Swartz (Part 1: The Law) by Illychnosis on Monday January 14, 2013 @05:35AM (#5054094)
Not the point. You had claimed he wasn't associated with the DoJ.

He got the GW Law gig, in part, because of his prosecutorial duties at DoJ. So his salary does somewhat depend on his not understanding that the problem was the DoJ, not Aaron.

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Re:The Criminal Charges Against Aaron Swartz (Part 1: The Law) by chris_wot on Monday January 14, 2013 @08:40AM (#5054560)
No, he said he's not associated with the DoJ. Not that he had previous associations with the DoJ.
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Re:The Criminal Charges Against Aaron Swartz (Part 1: The Law) by Illychnosis on Monday January 14, 2013 @11:45AM (#5055335)
Three years in the belly of the beast is enough to make one a lifer. In reading his work, it's quite obvious that his sympathies are with the power of his former employer, not with the rights of the individual.

It's a hazard of going corporate: Corporate becomes more important than people.

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Re:The Criminal Charges Against Aaron Swartz (Part 1: The Law) by chris_wot on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @10:02AM (#5060394)
I understand your suspicion, but don't focus on the man, argue his points.
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