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Re:Prosecutors' deal for Swartz: Felony plea and three month... by matwood on Monday February 25, 2013 @07:49PM (#5283058)
I think person in Aaron's position most definitely would have been impacted by the conviction

Yeah, in a positive way. Here is a guy that stood up for what he believed in and for the most part had support from other techies. By all accounts he was also a very smart and productive kid. Companies would have been lining up to hire him, if for no other reason than to thumb their nose at the feds.

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