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A comment on IBM Exec Husband of Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Takes to Twitter to Defend His Wife. Parent comment

Re:IBM Exec Husband of Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Takes to Twit... by darkarmani on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @04:36PM (#5063179)
> Why would she be charged with manslaughter?

You are missing the point. She can always be charged with manslaughter and take her max of 10 years in prison, or she can plea bargain down to 1 month.

It's not about what you can prove, but what you can extort using trumped up charges to force a plea.

(I'm not being serious, but that was the OP's point i believe)

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Re:IBM Exec Husband of Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Takes to Twit... by jpdoctor on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @06:13PM (#5063783)
> It's not about what you can prove, but what you can extort using trumped up charges to force a plea.

Yes, you elucidated my point quite well.

It doesn't matter whether or not manslaughter applies: She would have to either defend herself (let's freeze her assets, cuz they're ill-gotten gains, so to pay the victims! (which is what she has done)) or take the plea.

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