Re:FBI and Secret Service Files: Aaron Swartz
by javajosh on Saturday September 20, 2014 @02:12PM
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> most likely much less
And with that, you lose a great deal of credibility. It goes against your claim to have a great deal of knowledge about this case.
> The deals don't hurt anybody and offer an easy way out
With this, you lose a great deal of reputation you might have as a moral person, since you seem to think that extortionate behavior is acceptable, particularly from those with overwhelming power, such as the USG prosecutors. True, you are in good company, as the US justice system largely agrees with you that they have the right to extort; but that doesn't justify your position so much as emphasize that theirs, and yours, is evil.
And with that, you lose a great deal of credibility. It goes against your claim to have a great deal of knowledge about this case.
> The deals don't hurt anybody and offer an easy way out
With this, you lose a great deal of reputation you might have as a moral person, since you seem to think that extortionate behavior is acceptable, particularly from those with overwhelming power, such as the USG prosecutors. True, you are in good company, as the US justice system largely agrees with you that they have the right to extort; but that doesn't justify your position so much as emphasize that theirs, and yours, is evil.