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Re:Prosecutors' deal for Swartz: Felony plea and three month... by sliverstorm on Monday February 25, 2013 @07:56PM (#5283090)
You raise a good point about past cases. Most of them have ended with nothing more dramatic than house arrest and restricted access to the Internet.
Re:Prosecutors' deal for Swartz: Felony plea and three month... by alt2319 on Monday February 25, 2013 @08:46PM (#5283320)
Which is why congress inserted a mandatory minimum 6 month prison term for some 1030 offenses and why they keep pushing for more.

http://www.volokh.com/2011/05/24/congress-considers-increasi...