Re:Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago
by thaumaturgy on Monday January 14, 2013 @05:56PM
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I guess that's fair. I honestly hadn't considered that; I've had enough dealings with the justice system to know that it's impossible to overestimate the damage they're willing to do to someone's life when it suits them.
Because this is unprecedented. People are still shocked at the excessive nature of the charges. No one expected it. To expect everything to be so severe would be paranoia.