Re:Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago
by JasonFruit on Monday January 14, 2013 @07:11PM
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Exactly. While he may have been being put under undue pressure, I disagreed with his actions, his reasoning, and his approach, and so I didn't think his legal defense was worth my money. That doesn't mean I don't regret his death, but his death wouldn't change my action in an analogous situation tomorrow.
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Re:Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago
by justin66 on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @11:22AM
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I'm actually in the same position: I didn't give any money to the guy's legal defense fund and I think any rational assessment of my budget and the merits of the case would result in the same decision if I had it all to do over. I don't think that is really the point, though.
There's a world of difference between choosing not to help someone or some cause when they need it - a choice we all make, passively or actively, all the time - and mocking them and encouraging others not to help. That's just kicking a guy when he's down. That's the part some of us find really objectionable.