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A comment on Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal. Parent comment

Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by throwit1979 on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @03:12PM (#5062665)
You can either hand me your wallet, or I shoot you in the face with this gun. This happens every single day for all types of people in the US.

Man, mugging and extortion sounds so much better now that I realize how often it happens. Thanks, res0nat0r!

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Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by res0nat0r on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @03:16PM (#5062690)
I'm not sure how 6 months of jail time for repeatedly breaking the law is anywhere near "extortion".
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Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by jivatmanx on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @03:28PM (#5062767)
I think you've misunderstood the extortion analogy. The six months is the "Give me your wallet" portion of the analogy.
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Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by jlgreco on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @03:18PM (#5062703)
Considering the nature of the "crime" and the nature of prison, I'm not sure how you could possibly not be sure of that.
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Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by mikeash on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @04:44PM (#5063233)
It's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.
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Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by rhizome on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @03:45PM (#5062883)
Ever been in jail?
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